Lok Sabha Question No. 2293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Agricultural Exports
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajashree Mallick

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2293

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

2293.  SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK:

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

- (a) whether the objective of agriculture exports is to double the income of farmers by the year 2023 through the export of agriculture products ;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  focused  on  ensuring  the  participation  of  State Governments in the same; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Government  of  India  has  taken  various  steps  for  doubling  of  the  farmers income  in  which  enhancement  of  agri  exports  is  also  one  of  the  focused  action. Agriculture exports help farmers to take advantage of wider international market which translates  into  increase  income  of  the  farmers.  The  committee  of  Doubling  Farmers' Income recognizes agriculture as a value led enterprise and has identified several major sources  of  growth  which  are  (i)  improvement  in  crop  productivity  (ii)  improvement  in livestock productivity, (iii) resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production, (iv) increase  in  the  cropping  intensity,  (v)  diversification  towards  high  value  crops,  (vi) improvement in  real  price  received  by  farmers  and  (vii)  shift  from  farm  to  non  -  farm occupations.
- (b): The  Government  has  adopted  several  developmental  programmes,  schemes, reforms and policies that focus on higher incomes for the farmers. All these policies &

programmes  are  being  supported  by  higher  budgetary  allocations,  non-budgetary financial resources by way of creating Corpus Funds like Micro Irrigation Fund and Agrimarketing  Fund,  Promotion  of  10,000  FPOs,  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojna (PMKSY),  Implementation  of  National  Bee  Keeping  Honey  Mission  (NBHM),  Interest Subvention Scheme  by  providing Kisan Credit Card (KCC), Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) etc. Also, Agri infrastructure fund of Rupees one lakh crore has been setup for post-harvest infrastructure.

(c) & (d): Agriculture, being a State subject the State Governments take appropriate measures for  development  of  agriculture  in  the  State.  However,  Government  of  India supplements the  efforts  of  States  through  appropriate  policy  measures  and  budgetary support and various schemes/ programmes. Moreover, efforts are undertaken for greater involvement of State Governments for inclusion of Agri Export Policy in the State Export Policy;  identification  of  State  Nodal  Agency  for  promotion  of  agri  exports;    setting  up institutional  mechanism  at  State  and  Cluster  level  by  forming  Committees  to  support export  in  agriculture  oriented  production;  in  Infrastructure  and  logistics  to  facilitate agricultural  exports  and  in  inviting  private  investment  into  production,  processing  and research  &  development.  As  per  export  statistics  (in  rupees  terms),  there  is  72.6% growth in Agri and Allied exports during the period of 2014-15 to 2020-21 as against the previous 7 years from 2007-08 to 2013-14.

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