Lok Sabha Question No. 2254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Promotion of Agricultural Exports
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2254

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

2254.  SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is planning to establish an institutional mechanism to promote agricultural exports, which will provide access to the market for agricultural products and facilitate their export ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the updated details of agricultural products;
- (c) whether there is any increase or decrease in the export of Rabi and Kharif crops during the last five years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  &  (b):  Promotion  of  exports  of  agricultural  products  is  a  continuous  process.  To promote agricultural exports, the Government has taken several steps at State/District levels. State specific Action Plans have been prepared by some states 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  productspecific  action  plans  have  also  been formulated  to promote exports.  It has  also  been decided  that  the  institutional  framework  created  under  the  'District  as  Export  Hub' Initiative of the Department of Commerce would be utilized to achieve the objectives of Agriculture Export Policy .

A Farmer Connect Portals has been set up for providing a platform for farmers, Farmer-Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  and  cooperatives  to  interact  with  exporters,

O.I.H.

Buyer-Seller  Meets  (BSMs)  have  been  organized  in  the  clusters  to  provide  exportmarket linkages. Regular interactions, through video conferences, have been held with the Indian Missions abroad, to assess and exploit export opportunities. Country specific BSMs, through Indian Missions, have also been organized.

The Government has also introduced a Central Sector Scheme -Transport and Marketing Assistance for  Specified  Agriculture  Products' -for  providing  assistance  for the international component of freight to mitigate the freight disadvantage for the export of agriculture products.

The  Department  of  Commerce  provides  assistance  through  several  other 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.

Besides, Product specific Export Promotion Forums (EPF) for eight high potential agri  products  i.e.  Grapes,  Mango,  Banana,  Onion,  Rice,  Nutri-Cereals,  Pomegranate, Floriculture  &  Plant  material  have  been  created  at  the  insistence  of  Department  of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) under the auspices of APEDA which will work on promoting the export of identified products in a focused manner.

(c) & (d): The details relating to the export of Rabi and Kharif crops during the last five years are at Annexure-I . The data indicates that there has been increase in export of Rabi and Kharif crops.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2254 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

| Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   | Export of Kharif Crops For last Five Years   |
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| (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              | (Qty in '000'MT                              |
| S. No.                                       | Commodity                                    | 2016-17                                      | 2016-17                                      | 2017-18                                      | 2017-18                                      | 2018-19                                      | 2018-19                                      | 2019-20                                      | 2019-20                                      | 2020-21                                      | 2020-21                                      |
|                                              |                                              | Qty                                          | Value                                        | Qty                                          | Value                                        | Qty                                          | Value                                        | Qty                                          | Value                                        | Qty                                          | Value                                        |
| 1                                            | Rice                                         | 10756.04                                     | 38442.79                                     | 12875.38                                     | 50307.90                                     | 12062.61                                     | 53975.47                                     | 9511.05                                      | 45426.66                                     | 17779.42                                     | 65404.73                                     |
| 2                                            | Bajra (seed plus other)                      | 65.50                                        | 136.10                                       | 62.99                                        | 119.34                                       | 61.83                                        | 144.88                                       | 52.23                                        | 147.24                                       | 58.44                                        | 131.29                                       |
| 3                                            | Maize                                        | 566.35                                       | 1030.13                                      | 705.51                                       | 1228.46                                      | 1051.86                                      | 1872.51                                      | 370.07                                       | 1019.30                                      | 2879.21                                      | 4675.78                                      |
| 4                                            | Ragi(Seed plus Other)                        | 13.38                                        | 25.46                                        | 15.18                                        | 35.42                                        | 13.53                                        | 29.09                                        | 14.82                                        | 35.07                                        | 25.41                                        | 56.97                                        |
| 5                                            | Tur                                          | 12.30                                        | 141.53                                       | 10.54                                        | 78.25                                        | 9.33                                         | 66.11                                        | 10.81                                        | 91.23                                        | 18.77                                        | 178.30                                       |
| 6                                            | Urad                                         | 10.57                                        | 118.97                                       | 16.94                                        | 131.81                                       | 7.46                                         | 57.90                                        | 8.83                                         | 75.66                                        | 15.28                                        | 146.99                                       |
| 7                                            | Moong                                        | 10.57                                        | 118.97                                       | 16.94                                        | 131.81                                       | 11.31                                        | 84.47                                        | 13.34                                        | 107.88                                       | 13.06                                        | 125.89                                       |
| 8                                            | Castor seeds (Seed plus Other)               | 0.01                                         | 0.18                                         | 0.11                                         | 0.61                                         | 0.04                                         | 0.99                                         | 4.46                                         | 26.21                                        | 7.94                                         | 36.08                                        |
| 9                                            | Sesame seeds                                 | 307.33                                       | 2695.84                                      | 336.85                                       | 2990.93                                      | 312.00                                       | 3761.62                                      | 282.26                                       | 3723.31                                      | 273.26                                       | 3159.47                                      |
| 10                                           | Niger seeds                                  | 14.07                                        | 117.22                                       | 9.22                                         | 69.86                                        | 13.37                                        | 95.50                                        | 13.83                                        | 106.01                                       | 19.59                                        | 160.23                                       |
| 11                                           | Soyabeans (seed plus other)                  | 183.30                                       | 758.86                                       | 275.35                                       | 1004.84                                      | 197.81                                       | 810.31                                       | 74.67                                        | 312.59                                       | 68.52                                        | 313.92                                       |
|                                              | Total                                        | 11928.85                                     | 43467.08                                     | 14308.07                                     | 55967.42                                     | 13741.15                                     | 60898.84                                     | 10356.37                                     | 51071.16                                     | 21158.89                                     | 74389.66                                     |
| Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               | Source: Department of Commerce               |

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| (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               | (Qty in '000'MT & Value in Rs Crore)               |
| S. No.                                             | Commodity                                          | 2016-17                                            | 2016-17                                            | 2017-18                                            | 2017-18                                            | 2018-19                                            | 2018-19                                            | 2019-20                                            | 2019-20                                            | 2020-21                                            | 2020-21                                            |
|                                                    |                                                    | Qty                                                | Value                                              | Qty                                                | Value                                              | Qty                                                | Value                                              | Qty                                                | Value                                              | Qty                                                | Value                                              |
| 1                                                  | Wheat                                              | 265.61                                             | 447.85                                             | 322.79                                             | 624.37                                             | 226.63                                             | 424.47                                             | 219.69                                             | 444.20                                             | 2154.97                                            | 4173.08                                            |
| 2                                                  | Barley(Seeds plus others)                          | 1.16                                               | 3.84                                               | 0.85                                               | 2.55                                               | 5.66                                               | 11.35                                              | 1.34                                               | 3.81                                               | 2.34                                               | 7.00                                               |
| 3                                                  | Gram                                               | 87.51                                              | 841.38                                             | 128.40                                             | 1124.62                                            | 228.82                                             | 1426.48                                            | 133.84                                             | 731.52                                             | 158.74                                             | 1018.89                                            |
| 4                                                  | Lentils                                            | 15.56                                              | 119.00                                             | 11.60                                              | 66.00                                              | 15.07                                              | 78.62                                              | 19.98                                              | 132.26                                             | 17.54                                              | 131.96                                             |
| 5                                                  | Rape seed and Mustard                              | 14.48                                              | 68.26                                              | 17.29                                              | 76.40                                              | 29.52                                              | 133.28                                             | 31.79                                              | 137.91                                             | 55.10                                              | 282.21                                             |
| 6                                                  | linseed(seed plus other)                           | 5.92                                               | 48.80                                              | 10.04                                              | 64.53                                              | 11.77                                              | 74.05                                              | 12.00                                              | 80.88                                              | 11.94                                              | 85.89                                              |
| 7                                                  | Safflower(seed plus other)                         | 8.12                                               | 29.53                                              | 6.73                                               | 27.78                                              | 4.45                                               | 20.47                                              | 2.61                                               | 14.14                                              | 3.98                                               | 19.00                                              |
|                                                    | Total                                              | 398.36                                             | 1558.67                                            | 497.70                                             | 1986.24                                            | 521.93                                             | 2168.71                                            | 421.24                                             | 1544.71                                            | 2404.61                                            | 5718.03                                            |
| Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     | Source: Department of Commerce                     |

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