Lok Sabha Question No. 5132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Status of Agro Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5132

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  MARCH, 2018

## STATUS OF AGRO PRODUCTS

5132.  SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the current status of production of agro products that are imported by India;
- (b) the details of the agro products imported during the last five years and the current year;
- (c) whether the Government is taking all necessary measures to increase the production of such agro products to pursue plans and strategies to meet the shortages of agro products and reduce the import dependency; and
- (d) if so, the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Various  agriculture  products  are  imported  by  the  country.    Major  agriculture  products imported in value terms are vegetable edible oils, pulses, fresh fruits, raw cashew nuts, wheat, raw sugar, raw cotton including waste and spices. These products constitute nearly 90% share in India's total  agriculture  import.  The  current  status  of  production  of  these  major  imported  agriculture products is enclosed at annexure-I.
- (b): The details of major agro products imported during the last five year and the current year is enclosed at annexure-II.
- (c) & (d): In    order    to    increase    the    production    and    productivity    of    agricultural    crops including  oilseeds,    foodgrains,  pulses,  fruits  and  spices,  Government  implements    various programmes/ schemes viz Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil  Palm  (NMOOP),  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),    Pradhan  Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Soil Health Card etc.

In addition, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and State Agricultural Universities (SAU) have developed a number of improved varieties/hybrid seeds of foodgrain  crops  to  enhance production  and  productivity  of  food  crops.

As  a  result  of  various  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government,  record  production  of  food grains(including  both  cereals  and  pulses)is  estimated  in  the  country  during  2017-18.As  per the Second Advance Estimates, production of food grains  during 2017-18 is estimated at 277.49 million tonnes  against  251.57  million  tons in year 2015-16.Likewise,  horticulture production (including fruits, spices, vegetables etc.) in 2017-18  is estimated at 305.43 million tons ( as per the First Advance Estimates) against production of 286.19 million tons in 2015-16.

## Annexure-I

## Current status on production of major agriculture products imported by country

(in lakh tons)

|    | Commodity        |   2017-18 |
|----|------------------|-----------|
|  1 | Vegetable oils   |      98.9 |
|  2 | Pulses           |     239.5 |
|  3 | Fresh fruits     |     948.8 |
|  4 | Cashew nut (raw) |       8.2 |
|  5 | Wheat            |     971.1 |
|  6 | Sugar            |     272   |
|  7 | Cotton *         |     339.2 |
|  8 | Spices           |      81.6 |

Sources: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, DAC&FW, Horticulture Division, DAC&FW and Dte. of Sugar, Deptt. of Food &PD

* in lakh bales, one bale equal to 170 kgs.

## Details of major agriculture products imported by India

(Quantity in lakh tons, value in Rs. crore)

|    |                               | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (Apr-Jan)   | 2017-18 (Apr-Jan)   |
|----|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
|    | Commodity                     | Qty       | Value     | Qty       | Value     | Qty       | Value     | Qty       | Value     | Qty       | Value     | Qty                 | Value               |
| 1  | Vegetable oils                | 96.06     | 53561.6   | 79.43     | 44038.0   | 127.01    | 64893.6   | 156.42    | 68676.6   | 140.10    | 73047.7   | 130.80              | 64088.47            |
| 2  | Pulses                        | 40.13     | 13344.6   | 31.78     | 11036.7   | 45.84     | 17062.9   | 57.98     | 25619.1   | 66.09     | 28523.9   | 53.30               | 18032.91            |
| 3  | Fresh fruits                  | 8.02      | 6180.5    | 7.69      | 7716.0    | 8.58      | 9543.9    | 8.40      | 11071.6   | 10.40     | 11241.0   | 8.27                | 10923.61            |
| 4  | Cashew nut                    | 8.99      | 5433.9    | 7.76      | 4667.8    | 9.40      | 6599.7    | 9.62      | 8701.3    | 7.74      | 9027.1    | 5.91                | 8191.09             |
| 5  | Wheat                         | 0.03      | 6.0       | 0.11      | 26.9      | 0.29      | 61.3      | 5.18      | 872.6     | 57.49     | 8509.0    | 15.86               | 2263.16             |
| 6  | Sugar                         | 11.22     | 3094.4    | 8.81      | 2286.9    | 15.38     | 3668.2    | 19.43     | 4037.9    | 21.46     | 6868.6    | 23.09               | 5821.91             |
| 7  | Cotton raw ( including waste) | 2.33      | 2466.7    | 1.81      | 2375.8    | 2.58      | 3101.1    | 2.32      | 2566.2    | 4.99      | 6337.4    | 4.29                | 5681.24             |
| 8  | Spices                        | 1.76      | 2715.8    | 1.56      | 3451.7    | 1.61      | 4391.8    | 1.93      | 5399.9    | 2.40      | 5757.8    | 1.78                | 5176.59             |

Source: Department of Commerce

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## Annexure-II