Lok Sabha Question No. 303 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Role of Agricultural Exports in Doubling the Farmers’ Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Narendra Kumar

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

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 303 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS IN DOUBLING THE FARMERS' INCOME

†*303.    SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the objective of agricultural exports is to double the income of farmers by the year 2022 through the export of agricultural products;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  focussed  on  ensuring  the  participation  of  State Governments in the same; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

- (a) to (  d):

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 303   DUE FOR REPLY ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021.

(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    focussed  action. Agriculture  exports  help  farmers  to  take  advantage  of  wider  international  market  which translates  into  increase  income  for  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  Sinchai  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, one lakh crore 'Agri infrastructure fund' has been provided for post-harvest infrastructure for farmers.

(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,  to  set  up institutional  mechanism  at  State  and  Cluster  level  by  forming  Committees  to  support exports,  in  agriculture  export  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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