Lok Sabha Question No. 645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Increase in Export of Organic Produce
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 645 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## INCREASE IN EXPORT OF ORGANIC PRODUCE

645(H). SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to increase the export of organic produce;
- (b) the quantum of organic produce exported during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government is implementing any specific programme to promote the export of organic produce in all States including Assam and Haryana; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) The promotion of exports of organic products is a continuous process. 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 export promotion of organic products. APEDA provides assistance to the exporters of organic products under  various  components  of  its  export  promotion  schemes.  APEDA  also  undertakes  various activities  to  promote  exports  of  organic  products  viz.  addition  of  new  products  under National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), making efforts to get NPOP standards recognized by the importing countries, promoting 'India Organic' brand through participation in international trade fairs  and  exhibitions,  organising  Buyer-Seller  Meets  (BSMs),  organising  capacity  building  and outreach programmes etc.
- (b) Quantum of organic produce exported during the last three years is as follows:

| Year    |   Quantity (MT) |   Value in Rs. crore |   Value in million USD |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 2018-19 |          614090 |              5150.99 |                    757 |
| 2017-18 |          458339 |              3453.48 |                    516 |
| 2016-17 |          309767 |              2478.17 |                    370 |

(c)  &  (d) Yes,  sir. APEDA  regularly  holds  training,  capacity  building  and  outreach programmes in various States for promoting exports of organic agricultural produce. Details are at Annexure-I. APEDA organized jointly for 10 th and 11 th editions of Biofach India, an international event to promote Indian organic products, held in October 2018 and November 2019  respectively.  APEDA  also  facilitates  participation  of  Indian  exporters  of  organic products at two exclusive organic products international fairs held in Nuremberg, Germany and Anaheim, USA by organizing Indian pavilions in these events.

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## Details of Trainings/outreach and other events organized by APEDA for promotion of  export of organic products from India during the years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

## 2016-17

|   Sl. No. | Awareness/Training/ Outreach programme                                       | Location                       | Date               |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Capacity building Training programme on Inspection and certification systems | Gangtok, Sikkim                | May 2016           |
|         2 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP and market connect              | Guwahati, Assam                | 20-21 June 2016    |
|         3 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP and market connect              | Shillong, Meghalaya            | 4-5 July 2016      |
|         4 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP and market connect              | Dimapur, Nagaland              | 7-8 July 2016      |
|         5 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP and market connect              | Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh   | 28-29 July 2016    |
|         6 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP and market connect              | Agartala, Tripura              | 10-11 August 2016  |
|         7 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP and market connect              | Aizwal, Mizoram                | 4-5 October 2016   |
|         8 | Capacity building Training programme                                         | Delhi                          | 22-23 June 2016    |
|         9 | Capacity building training for evaluation Committee                          | Delhi                          | 27-28 Feb 2017     |
|        10 | Outreach programme on Organic Exports                                        | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh         | 25 November 2016   |
|        11 | Awareness programme on Organic Production of Honey                           | Sunder ban, West Bengal Bengal | 22 Dec 2016        |
|        12 | Outreach programme on Organic Exports                                        | Bhubaneswar                    | 26 Dec 2016        |
|        13 | Outreach cum Buyer-seller Meet                                               | Guwahati, Assam                | 18-19 January 2017 |
|        14 | Capacity building Training programme                                         | Delhi                          | 07 Feb 2017        |

## 2017-18

|   Sl. No. | Awareness / Training / Outreach programme                                              | Location            | Date                |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP                                           | Delhi               | 6-7 July 2017       |
|         2 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP                                           | Delhi               | 18-20 December 2017 |
|         3 | Trainings for Evaluation Committee members on New product categories                   | Delhi               | 27-28 February 18   |
|         4 | Outreach on market facilitation for organic products and Buyer-seller meet             | Imphal, Manipur     | 17-18 April 2017    |
|         5 | Buyer and Seller meet organized during National Trade Fair - Organics and Millets 2017 | Bangalore           | 28-30 April 2017    |
|         6 | Outreach on market facilitation for organic products                                   | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | 01.02.2018          |
|         7 | Outreach on market facilitation for organic products and Buyer-seller meet             | Dimapur, Nagaland   | 19.03.2018          |

Besides above a mega event 19 th World Congress was organized wherein APEDA was the principal partner.

| 1.   | Organic World Congress   | Greater Noida   | 9-11 th November 2017   |
|------|--------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|

## 2018-19

|   Sl. No. | Awareness / Training / Outreach programme                                                                             | Location          | Date                |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP for Assam (8), Mizoram (10), Tripura (8) and Sikkim (9) states           | Guwahati          | 28-29 May 2018      |
|         2 | Capacity building Training programme on NPOP for Manipur (9), Meghalaya (13), Nagaland (8) and Arunachal Pradesh (12) | Guwahati          | 30-31 May 2018      |
|         3 | Outreach-cum-Buyer Seller Meet                                                                                        | Agartala, Tripura | 23 rd July 2018     |
|         4 | Interaction-cum-feedback meeting and training on NPOP with CBs                                                        | APEDA, Delhi      | 18 th December 2018 |
|         5 | Outreach Programme on Export Promotion                                                                                | Bhopal            | 20.12.2018          |
|         6 | Outreach Programme on Export Promotion                                                                                | Indore, MP        | 21.12.2018          |
|         7 | Training programme on NPOP and certification systems                                                                  | Indore            | 22.12.2018          |
|         8 | Refresher Training on NPOP for Existing EC Members                                                                    | Delhi             | 29.01.2019          |
|         9 | Training programme on NPOP for new EC members members                                                                 | Delhi             | 30-31.01.2019       |
|        10 | Outreach Programme on Promotion of Exports                                                                            | Patna, Bihar      | 05.2.2019           |
|        11 | Training on NPOP                                                                                                      | Patna, Bihar      | 06.02.2019          |
|        12 | Training on NPOP                                                                                                      | Ranchi, Jharkhand | 08.02.2019          |
|        13 | Outreach on promotion of exports from Jharkhand                                                                       | Ranchi, Jharkhand | 09.02.2019          |

## 2019-20

|   Sl. No. | Awareness / Training / Outreach programme                              | Location         | Date             |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Outreach-cum-Buyer Seller Meet                                         | Kohima Nagaland  | 20.08.2019       |
|         2 | Outreach-cum-Buyer Seller Meet                                         | Aizawl, Mizoram  | 21.12.2019       |
|         3 | International Buyer Seller Meet                                        | Agartala Tripura | 26-27 Sept. 2019 |
|         4 | International Buyer Seller Meet                                        | Imphal Manipur   |                  |
|         5 | Capacity building training at Raipur Chhattisgarh                      | Raipur           | 27-28 Sept 2019  |
|         6 | Capacity building programme for Certification bodies development of NE | Guwahati, Assam  | 5-6 August 2019  |