Lok Sabha Question No. 4488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Production and Export of Mangoes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4488

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF MANGOES

4488.  SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any increase in mango production in the country during last three years;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is considering any proposal to provide assistance for the export of mangoes to foreign countries, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the production of mangoes in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether our country is the largest producer of mangoes in the world and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is considering to transform and modernize the agriculture sector which includes mango cultivation in various mango producing States of  the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken by the Government to boost the production and export of mangoes and to prevent crop loss from pests?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): Yes, Mango production in the country has increased from 20.32 Million Tonne in 201920 to 20.39 Million Tonne in 2020-21 and to 20.95 Million Tonne in 2021-22 (Third Advance Estimates)

(b): The Agricultural and Processed Food  Products Export Development  Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry provides assistance for the export of Mangoes to foreign countries through various initiatives as given under:

-  Promotion  of  export  of  locally  sourced  GI  tagged  mangoes  and  indigenous,  ethnic agricultural products
-  Organisation of mango promotion programmes abroad
-  Collaboration  with  Missions/Embassies  to  tap  the  opportunities  in  the  importing country's requirements arising out of the COVID pandemic in market by conducting, Virtual Trade Fairs (VTF), Virtual Buyer Meets
-  Providing financial assistance to its member exporters under its Market Development Scheme for using international standards of packaging
-  Developing packaging standards and specifications for potential fruits and vegetables
-  Launching a comprehensive pack-house recognition scheme for export of mangoes with the objective to improve the quality of the produce
-  Synergising with line Ministries for cluster development
-  Constitution  of  Export  Promotion  Forums  for  Mango  for  making  a  strategy  for promoting export

(c): The production of Mango in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for the years 2018-19 to 2021-22 are given below:

(Production in '000 MT)

| Year                   |   Uttar Pradesh |   West Bengal |
|------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
| 2018-19                |         4578.82 |        920.33 |
| 2019-20                |         4734.5  |        825.83 |
| 2020-21                |         4806.65 |        886.17 |
| 2021-22 (3rd Adv.Est.) |         4662.45 |        944.12 |

(d): Yes,  According  to  Food  and  Agriculture  Organization  (FAO),  India  is  the  largest producer  of  Mangoes,  guavas  and  mangosteens  in  the  world.  The  world  production  of Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens in the year 2020-21 was 57 million tonnes, while India alone produced 25 million tonnes (43.9% of the world production).

(e) & (f): Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of DA&FW, is being implemented for holistic growth of the horticulture sector in the Country.

Under MIDH, assistance is provided for activities related to production and productivity improvement of horticulture crops including mango through various interventions. Assistance is also provided for activities such as production of planting material, vegetable seed production, coverage of area with improved cultivars, rejuvenation of senile orchards, protected cultivation, creation of water resources, adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), organic farming, including insitu generation of organic inputs are taken up for development of fruits and vegetables. Capacity buildings of farmers and technitions are also provided for adopting improved technologies. Scheme also  envisages  creation  of  for  post  harvest  management  (PHM)  and  marketing for  better price realization of produce.

Under MIDH, assistance is provided for area expansion of horticulture crops including mango @ 40% of the maximum cost limited to maximum area of 4 ha. per beneficiary for meeting the expenditure on planting material, cost of material of drip irrigation, mulching and INM/IPM etc. in 3 instalments of 60:20:20 subject to survival rate of 75% in 2nd year and 90% in 3rd year. In  case  of  NE  and  Himalayan  states,  TSP  areas,  Andaman  &  Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, assistance is @50% of maximum cost.

ICAR-Central Institute  for  Subtropical  Horticulture,  Lucknow  is  constantly  working  to transform  and  modernize  the  Mango  production  in  subtropical  region  of  the  country  and developing new mango varieties for climate resilience. It has released two coloured varieties of  mango  viz,  CISH  Arunika  and  CISH  Ambika,  popularized  the  adoption  of  good agricultural  practices,  standardized  rejuvenation  technology  to  improve  the  productivity  of old and senile mango orchards and developed IPM schedules for pest management. The Institute  provides  training  programme  on  improved  production  practices,  crop  advisories based on weather parameters. The Institute has developed mango harvester to reduce the drudgery  as  well  as  to  minimize  the  harvesting  losses  and  evaluating  and  developing package  of  practices  for  natural  farming  practices  in  mango.  It  is  currently  working  on developing and standardizing sea export protocol.

The Agricultural and Processed Food  Products Export Development  Authority (APEDA), provides financial assistance under the Agriculture and Processed Foods Export Promotion  Scheme  for  Infrastructure  Development,  Quality  Development  and  Market Promotion. Besides, APEDA takes other initiatives to boost exports such as development of pre  and  post  harvest  manuals  for  exports  of  mangoes,  organising  sensitisation/  capacity building/  training  programmes,  implementation  of  e-governance  system  for  facilitating exports and strengthening backward linkage through Hortinet and Mangonet .

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