Lok Sabha Question No. 4317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Ban on Indian Agricultural Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4317 TO BE ANSWERED ON  07 th  JANUARY, 2019

## BAN ON INDIAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

4317.  KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether some countries have imposed a ban on the import of various agricultural products/produce from India including fisheries and other marine products, till date;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, product and countrywise;
- (c) the details of the losses incurred by Indian farmers as a result thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has initiated dialogue with the respective countries to lift ban on Indian agricultural products/produce including fisheries products; and
- (e) if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the other corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) The information regarding ban by various countries on import of agricultural products from India (including fisheries and other marine products), presently in  force, is as under:
- (c) It  is  not  feasible  to  quantify  the  losses  suffered  by  the  farmers  due  to  such  bans as alternative avenues for disposal of the produce, both domestic and international, are always available.
- (d  &  e)  The  Government  takes  all  possible  steps  to  get  the  bans  on  import  of  Indian agricultural  products  lifted  at  the  earliest.  The  matter  has  been  taken  up  with  the relevant authorities in the respective countries through Indian Embassies. Corrective action, if required, is being taken to eliminate the cause of ban. A positive response is awaited from these countries.

| Country              | Product            | Reason for Ban/Suspension                                                                                                                                        |
|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Saudi Arabia& Kuwait | Raw Frozen Shrimps | Emergence of epidemic diseases affecting Shrimp, especially White Spot Syndrome Virus Disease. Kuwait has also imposed a temporary ban on Indian farmed shrimps. |
| Saudi Arabia& Kuwait | Fishes             | Unclear health situation of the cultured fish originating from India .                                                                                           |

| Country      | Product                            | Reason for Ban/Suspension                                                                                                                                             |
|--------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Canada       | Head-on shell - on shrimp          | No zoo-sanitary export certificate negotiated with the competent authority for aquatic animal health in India.                                                        |
| Australia    | Raw frozen shrimp / prawn          | Suspended due to the stringent Bio security advice 2009/25 published by the Australian Government on final Import Risk Analysis Report for Prawns and Prawn Products. |
| Mexico       | Dry Chilli                         | Suspended due to detection of Trogoderma larva.                                                                                                                       |
| Saudi Arabia | Horticultural products from Kerala | Due to outbreak of Nipah Virus.                                                                                                                                       |
| UAE          | Poultry products                   | Due to outbreak of Avian Influenza.                                                                                                                                   |

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