Lok Sabha Question No. 5712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Agricultural Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5712 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  APRIL, 2022

## AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

## 5712.      SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has been in the process of boosting agricultural exports with a view to double its income;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  facilities  are  being  provided  by  the  Government  to  the  farmers including incentives and sops for this purpose and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the measures being taken by the Government to educate the farmers with a view to make them participate in exports and boost agricultural exports?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) & (b) : Promotion of export of agricultural products is a continuous process. It has been decided that the District as Export Hub Initiative of the Department of Commerce would be utilized to promote agricultural exports. The Department of Commerce provides assistance through several schemes to promote exports, including exports of agricultural products viz. Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES), Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme etc. In addition, assistance to the exporters of agricultural products is also available under the Export Promotion Schemes of Agricultural  &  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA),  Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Tobacco Board, Tea Board, Coffee Board, Rubber Board and Spices Board. To promote agricultural exports, the Government has also taken several steps at State/ District levels. State specific Action Plans have been prepared and State Level  Monitoring  Committees  (SLMCs),  Nodal  Agencies  for  agricultural  exports  and  Cluster Level Committees have been formed in a number of States. Country and product-specific action plans have also been formulated to promote exports.

(c) & (d):  In an effort to provide export market linkage to the farmers, a Farmer Connect Portal has been set up for providing a platform for farmers, Farmer-Producer Organizations/Companies (FPOs/FPCs) and cooperatives to interact with exporters. A series of capacity building/training programs have been carried out in States and identified agri-export clusters, in association with the  State  departments,  State  Agriculture  Universities  and  Krishi  Vikas  Kendras,  for  the FPOs/FPCs/Cooperatives.  The  Agricultural  &  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development Authority  (APEDA)  is  collaborating  with  multiple  organisations  viz.  National  Cooperative Development Cooperation (NCDC), Small farmers agri business consortium (SFAC), Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) to strengthen the farmers' groups through awareness and sensitization programs.

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