Lok Sabha Question No. 2653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Production and Export of Fruits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2653

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 nd  AUGUST, 2022

## PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF FRUITS

2653.  SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA: SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

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

- (a) the details of production and exports of fruits during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to provide financial and other assistance to the States for enhancing production and exports of fruits; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) The State-wise annual production of fruits for the last three years are given in Annexure-1 and the State of Origin-wise export of fresh fruits for the last three years are given in Annexure-2.
- (b Yes, Sir.
- (c) The Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is being implemented w.e.f. 2014-15 for holistic growth of the horticulture sector including  fruits,  covering  all  States  and  UTs.  The  Mission  envisages  production  and productivity improvement of horticulture crops including fruits through various interventions. Activities such as production of planting material, 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 under MIDH. Capacity building of farmers and technicians are also provided for adopting improved technologies. The Scheme also envisages creation of Post-Harvest Management (PHM) and marketing for better price realization of produce.

Promotion  of  exports  of  agricultural  products  is  an  ongoing  process.  To  promote agricultural exports, including of fruits, the Government has introduced a comprehensive Agriculture Export Policy, which is under implementation in collaboration with the States/ UTs.

In  addition,  Agricultural  &  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority (APEDA) provides financial  and  other  assistance  to  exporters  of  agriculture  products including fruits under its various schemes and programmes as detailed under:

- (i) Agriculture  and  Processed  Foods  Export  Promotion  Scheme: Financial assistance is provided under this scheme in three broad areas namely (i) Scheme for infrastructure  Development, (ii)  Scheme for Quality Development and (iii) Scheme for Market Promotion.
- (ii) Development  of  Common  Infrastructure  for  agri  exports :  APEDA  provided financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of  common  infrastructure  facilities  such  as  packhouses, processing units, reefer van, etc. in various States across the Country.
- (iii) Sensitaisation/ Capacity Building/ Training programmes :  Series of Capacity Building/training  programmes  have  been  carried  out  in  Agri  Clusters  and  States  in association with the State Departments, SAUs, KVKs for the FPOs/FPCs/SHGs/Exporters in order to provide linkage of the Farmer groups to exports and to promote the entrepreneurs for becoming prospective exporters.
- (iv) e-Governance System : To facilitate exports and strengthen the backward linkage, APEDA has implemented Traceability system such as HortiNet for potential fruits and vegetables and mangoes primarily for export to EU countries.
- (v) Collaboration with Missions/ Embassies : APEDA has been regularly interacting with the Indian Missions abroad which enabled to tap the opportunities in the importing country's requirements arising on account of the COVID pandemic by organizing Virtual Trade Fairs (VTFs), Virtual Buyer Seller Meets and Export Promotion of GI Products

Annexure 1 State-wise Production ('000 MT) of Fruits during the years 2019-20 to 2021-22 (2nd Advance Estimates)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22 (2 nd Adv. Est.)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| (1)       | (2)               | (3)       | (4)       | (5)                        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 18206.37  | 17708.31  | 19599.54                   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 125.84    | 125.84    | 125.84                     |
| 3         | Assam             | 2247.75   | 2251.97   | 2504.19                    |
| 4         | Bihar             | 4262.85   | 4636.12   | 4986.74                    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 2494.08   | 2483.60   | 2425.37                    |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 9253.77   | 8243.67   | 8243.67                    |
| 7         | Haryana           | 1197.97   | 1231.06   | 1262.97                    |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | 845.42    | 624.49    | 796.79                     |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2549.41   | 2237.87   | 2237.87                    |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 1153.48   | 1285.69   | 1313.38                    |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 7083.20   | 7995.97   | 7186.72                    |
| 12        | Kerala            | 1973.25   | 1922.18   | 1943.18                    |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | 7947.41   | 8478.02   | 8839.86                    |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | 11771.30  | 11738.00  | 12629.55                   |
| 15        | Manipur           | 500.15    | 463.86    | 463.86                     |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 393.51    | 382.21    | 378.16                     |
| 17        | Mizoram           | 344.91    | 345.18    | 345.36                     |
| 18        | Nagaland          | 313.95    | 316.59    | 313.39                     |
| 19        | Odisha            | 2309.20   | 2782.36   | 2782.31                    |
| 20        | Punjab            | 2121.74   | 2202.10   | 2240.58                    |
| 21        | Rajasthan         | 1015.79   | 924.60    | 957.96                     |
| 22        | Sikkim            | 55.45     | 50.69     | 50.77                      |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        | 5339.60   | 5433.87   | 6738.79                    |
| 24        | Telangana         | 2537.70   | 2389.18   | 2271.80                    |
| 25        | Tripura           | 565.79    | 571.43    | 569.49                     |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     | 11060.83  | 11231.46  | 11259.24                   |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       | 677.36    | 648.90    | 648.90                     |
| 28        | West Bengal       | 3614.28   | 3658.09   | 3863.95                    |
| 29        | Others            | 117.51    | 117.86    | 121.86                     |
|           | All-India         | 102079.85 | 102481.17 | 107102.08                  |

Source: DA&FW

## Annexure-2

## State of Origin-wise Export of Fresh Fruits during the years 2019-20 to 2021-22

Qty in MT, Value in Million USD

| State/UT             | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| State/UT             | Qty       | Value     | Qty       | Value     | Qty       | Value     |
| Andaman & Nicobar    | 17        | 0.02      | 22        | 0.02      |           |           |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 8952      | 19.37     | 18488     | 19.10     | 26551     | 23.27     |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 19        | 0.02      |           |           | 0         |           |
| Assam                | 45        | 0.01      | 39        | 0.03      | 88        | 0.17      |
| Bihar                | 25853     | 10.04     | 23407     | 8.81      | 34190     | 12.53     |
| Chandigarh           | 55        | 0.04      |           |           | 0         |           |
| Chattisgarh          | 135       | 0.13      | 27        | 0.03      | 916       | 0.31      |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |           |           | 135       | 0.04      | 0         |           |
| Daman & Diu          | 17        | 0.02      |           |           | 0         |           |
| Delhi                | 16052     | 29.00     | 7572      | 11.04     | 8010      | 8.36      |
| Goa                  | 2         | 0.00      | 4         | 0.09      | 0         | 0.01      |
| Gujarat              | 49899     | 40.30     | 21896     | 24.86     | 25592     | 34.06     |
| Haryana              | 258       | 0.22      | 370       | 0.25      | 6746      | 3.27      |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 693       | 0.32      |           |           | 664       | 0.14      |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 2522      | 6.32      | 9173      | 7.13      | 17508     | 13.94     |
| Jharkhand            | 39        | 0.02      | 151       | 0.08      | 188       | 0.03      |
| Karnataka            | 8603      | 12.44     | 10204     | 12.66     | 23425     | 24.47     |
| Kerala               | 53662     | 50.05     | 51778     | 46.86     | 67379     | 57.23     |
| Lakshadweep          | 2         | 0.00      |           |           | 0         |           |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 2624      | 2.30      | 2871      | 1.96      | 2631      | 1.42      |
| Maharashtra          | 354396    | 464.36    | 492456    | 484.74    | 646889    | 557.21    |
| Manipur              | 2         | 0.00      |           |           | 0         |           |
| Meghalaya            | 17        | 0.01      |           |           | 0         |           |
| Mizoram              | 1225      | 0.41      | 1098      | 0.37      | 0         |           |
| Odisha               | 26        | 0.02      | 0         | 0.00      | 29        | 0.02      |
| Puducherry           | 76        | 0.04      | 85        | 0.07      | 86        | 0.07      |
| Punjab               | 7577      | 3.78      | 40064     | 16.18     | 18958     | 17.06     |
| Rajasthan            | 2866      | 2.47      | 2465      | 1.65      | 3442      | 1.89      |
| Sikkim               | 14        | 0.00      |           |           | 0         |           |
| Tamil Nadu           | 28601     | 24.72     | 28754     | 27.91     | 50262     | 43.32     |
| Telangana            | 2412      | 5.95      | 709       | 2.11      | 2961      | 3.92      |
| Tripura              | 15        | 0.00      |           |           | 142       | 0.11      |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 107043    | 22.64     | 69594     | 15.30     | 97851     | 23.37     |
| Uttarakhand          | 2411      | 1.02      | 899       | 0.38      | 1229      | 1.09      |
| West Bengal          | 131942    | 63.20     | 164795    | 78.52     | 85003     | 40.09     |
| Unspecified          | 26835     | 11.01     | 26222     | 8.36      | 38887     | 9.88      |
| All-India            | 834908    | 770.25    | 973277    | 768.54    | 1159627   | 877.22    |

Note: State-wise export data is compiled by DGCIS on the basis of the State-of-origin code reported by the exporters while filing the shipping bill. No validation is done by DGCI&S on this field. Source: DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

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