Lok Sabha Question No. 1315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Trade of Organic Food Items
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1315 TO BE ANSWERED ON  11 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## TRADE OF ORGANIC FOOD ITEMS

## 1315.   DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the trade in organic food items during each of the last four years, itemwise indicating India's share in global trade in organic foods at present;
- (b) whether India's share in global trade of organic foods is very low despite farming and availability of organic food in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to increase India's share in global trade of organic food?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Details  of  India's  exports  of  organic  products,  during  the  last  four  years,  are  at Annexure -I.
- (b  &  c)  India's  share  in  estimated  global  trade  of  USD  90  Billion  (source:  FiBL)  is  only 0.55%. The reasons for India's low share are as under:
- 1) Export of certified organic products has commenced relatively recently.  Growth of the sector will take some time;
- 2) Presently  the  major  export  markets  are  USA,  EU  and  Canada.    With  opening  up  of certain new markets, export will increase;
- 3) Inadequate  and  inconsistent  supply  of  certified  organic  products  as  per  market requirements;
- 4) Unavailability of qualified/trained manpower both with State Government Certification Bodies (CBs) and in private sector CBs;
- 5) Additional  compliance  requirements  with  respect  to  inspection  and  certification  in major importing countries as well as requirement of product certification by some of the importing countries in addition to process certification;
- 6) Negligible  export  in  product  categories  such  as  value  added  products,  livestock, poultry,  apiculture  &  aquaculture  products,  animal  feed  processing  &  handling, mushroom, aquatic plants, seaweed, greenhouse products, etc.
- (d) The  promotion  of  exports  of  organic  products  is  a  continuous  process.  The  newly introduced Agriculture Export Policy provides an assurance that no restrictions will be  placed  on  export  of  organic  products.  The  Government  has  introduced  national Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) for development of organic sector. The Agricultural  & Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA),
- an  autonomous  organisation  under  the  administrative  control  of  Department  of Commerce,  has  been  mandated  with  the  implementation  of  NPOP  and  export promotion  of  organic  products.  APEDA  provides  assistance  to  the  exporters  of organic products under various components of its export promotion scheme.

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## Export of Organic Products

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## Annexure-I

Quantity in MT; Value in USD Million

| Sl. No.   |                                                                              | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2015-16   | 2014-15   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | Category                                                                     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Quantity  |
| 1         | PULSES                                                                       | 158302.50 | 102.38    | 98854.06  | 60.23     | 107979.64 | 119483.13 |
| 2         | Oil Seeds                                                                    | 76188.76  | 67.87     | 27464.68  | 22.53     | 0.04      | 30275.87  |
| 3         | OILSEEDS, ESSENTIAL OIL & OTHERS                                             | 66313.25  | 54.05     | 40235.92  | 32.99     | 0.86      | 0.50      |
| 4         | Cereals &Millets                                                             | 52964.77  | 53.86     | 37883.70  | 34.25     | 39356.78  | 64603.16  |
| 5         | Plantation Crops                                                             | 8414.42   | 46.62     | 8262.01   | 43.83     | 8114.20   | 7446.84   |
| 6         | Dry Fruits                                                                   | 4270.34   | 45.80     | 1558.00   | 36.30     | 2464.87   | 0.23      |
| 7         | Spices & Condiments                                                          | 5658.68   | 40.02     | 4006.78   | 26.92     | 3045.85   | 2206.92   |
| 8         | Oil crops/seeds (sesame, soybean, mustard, sunflower, groundnut, castor etc) | 41160.23  | 23.27     | 35441.90  | 19.84     | 16186.57  | 5862.97   |
| 9         | Fruits                                                                       | 10382.23  | 14.89     | 9001.51   | 13.17     | 9058.87   | 0.16      |
| 10        | Medicinal and Aromatic Plants                                                | 1799.33   | 14.74     | 1223.81   | 13.00     | 833.15    | 24.49     |
| 11        | VEGETABLES                                                                   | 2060.84   | 11.44     | 1574.00   | 8.16      | 1102.63   | 941.52    |
| 12        | Processed Foods                                                              | 1743.10   | 8.73      | 2235.85   | 9.86      | 1487.29   | 508.19    |
| 13        | Sugar Crops                                                                  | 12992.48  | 8.44      | 26806.45  | 15.52     | 28613.43  | 19442.87  |
| 14        | Others                                                                       | 3614.09   | 7.20      | 3.48      | 0.04      | 3626.67   | 10.45     |
| 15        | Oil Crops & seeds                                                            | 5383.35   | 5.29      | 2445.97   | 2.73      | 14214.48  | 419.08    |
| 16        | Flowers                                                                      | 309.70    | 3.22      | 210.55    | 2.49      | 96.00     | 9.38      |
| 17        | sugar                                                                        | 2958.29   | 2.67      | 4613.68   | 3.32      | 52.71     | 14.70     |
| 18        | oil crops                                                                    | 2204.88   | 2.28      | 1720.63   | 1.92      | 4754.35   | 3.38      |
| 19        | medicinal &herbal plants                                                     | 107.92    | 0.84      | 37.87     | 0.43      | 27.38     | 0.06      |
| 20        | Essential oils                                                               | 12.86     | 0.50      | 13.01     | 1.04      | 12.23     | 2416.18   |
| 21        | Tuber Crops                                                                  | 138.31    | 0.35      | 132.59    | 0.27      | 127.15    | 139.46    |
| 22        | Cereals &millets (excluding Rice& Wheat)                                     | 1080.00   | 0.28      | 199.76    | 0.06      | 4804.12   | 1104.10   |
| 23        | FODDER CROPS                                                                 | 209.06    | 0.20      | 1653.00   | 1.23      | 99.18     | 397.30    |
| 24        | seeds                                                                        | 23.67     | 0.16      | 2.26      | 0.28      | 1.99      | 0.96      |
| 25        | Oils & Oleoresins                                                            | 1.86      | 0.10      | 0.47      | 0.02      | 17182.42  | 11933.89  |
| 26        | ORNAMENTAL PLANTS &FLOWERS                                                   | 8.02      | 0.09      | 17.66     | 0.35      | 3.50      | 11051.64  |
| 27        | Miscellaneous                                                                | 22.79     | 0.07      | 7.07      | 0.01      | 385.79    | 0.13      |
| 28        | Medicinal Plants                                                             | 11.49     | 0.05      | 11.93     | 0.05      | 0.76      | 528.47    |
| 29        | vegetable seed oil                                                           | 0.25      | 0.02      | 0.25      | 0.02      | 0.40      | 0.01      |
| 30        | Tea                                                                          | 0.18      | 0.02      | 0.03      | 0.00      | 0.18      | 0.05      |
| 31        | honey                                                                        | 1.00      | 0.01      | 3.08      | 0.02      | 0.20      | 5933.96   |
| 32        | Medicinal/Herbal &Aromatic Plants (crops)                                    | 2.45      | 0.01      | 1.82      | 0.01      | 29.45     | 0.19      |
| 33        | Fruit Juices & Concentrate                                                   | 0.89      | 0.00      | 1.82      | 0.01      | 198.03    | 67.88     |
| 34        | Medicinal/ Herbal & Aromatic plant products (Aromatic oils/Essential oils)   | 0.01      | 0.00      | 0.01      | 0.00      | 0.11      | 0.61      |
| 35        | Others                                                                       |           | 0.00      | 4141.73   | 18.99     |           | 1324.49   |
| Total     | Total                                                                        | 458341.99 | 515.48    | 309767.31 | 369.88    | 263861.24 | 286153.19 |

Source: APEDA

Value of exports for 2015-16 and 2014-15 is not available.