Lok Sabha Question No. 649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Boosting of Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Manjulata Mandal, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/12/2023

## BOOSTING OF EXPORTS

## 649. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. ANMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has been able to achieve the objective of boosting the export of agriculture, horticulture, plantation, fisheries and dairy sectors and if so, the details thereof along with the challenges faced in this regard;
- (b) the  details  of  export  of  agriculture,  horticulture,  plantation,  fisheries  and  dairy  sector during each of the last three years and the quantum of foreign exchange earned;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  identify  districts  possessing  potential  for particular industries and items for developing them as clusters for development of that sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  some  other  countries  have  evinced  interest  in  investing  in  India's  agriculture sector;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof along with the extent to which it will be helpful to fetch good price for agricultural produce; and
- (f) the  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  income  of  farmers  and  the success achieved in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) Yes,  Sir.  The  exports  from  agriculture  sector;  including  horticulture,  fisheries  and  dairy sectors,  have  registered  a  steady  growth  over  the  last  three  years.  The  main  challenges  faced  in exports of agriculture products are lack of exportable surplus due to huge domestic consumption

base;  price  competitiveness;  stringent  quality  requirements  of  the  importing  countries;  market access issues etc.

(b) The  details  of  export  of  agriculture,  horticulture,  plantation,  fisheries  and  dairy  sectors during each of the last three years and the quantum of foreign exchange earned are at Annexure .

(c) The  Government  has  introduced  District  as  Export  Hub  initiative  with  the  objective  to convert  each  District  into  a  manufacturing  and  export  hub  by  identifying  products  with  export potential. Products/Services with export potential have been identified in all 733 Districts across the country.  Institutional  mechanism  has  been  established  in  the  form  of  State  Export  Promotion Committees  (SEPCs)  and  District  Export  Promotion  Committees  (DEPCs),  which  have  been constituted  in  all  the  36  States/UTs  to  provide  support  and  address  the  issues  related  to  export growth in the districts.

(d) & (e) During the inaugural 'I2U2' summit, held on July 14 2022, UAE made an announcement of$2 billion investment towards construction of food parks in India that will leverage advanced agri tech, clean tech, and renewable energy technologies from Israel and the US. This initiative would provide  farmers  access  to  advanced  technologies,  which  is  likely  to  improve  productivity  and farmers' realizations.

Further,  India  has  received  substantial  Foreign  Direct  Investments  (FDI)  in  agriculture  &  allied sectors over the past three years and the current year. Details are as under:

Amount in USD Million

| Sr. No.   | Sector                                  |   2020 |   2021 |    2022 |   2023 (Till SEP 2023) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|------------------------|
| 1         | FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES              | 464.42 | 700.2  |  850.09 |                 558.78 |
| 2         | AGRICULTURE SERVICES                    |  88.83 | 223.27 |  215.04 |                 334.02 |
| 3         | AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY                  | 157.07 |  17.4  |  993.87 |                   0.61 |
| 4         | VEGETABLE OILS AND VANASPATI            |  43.33 |   8.33 |   12.07 |                   5.77 |
| 5         | SUGAR                                   |  25    |   0.55 |    0.21 |                   7.44 |
| 6         | TEA AND COFFEE (PROCESSING WAREHOUSING) |   9.07 |   4.66 |   70.88 |                   7.44 |
|           | Grand Total                             | 787.72 | 954.41 | 2142.16 |                 914.06 |

Source: DPIIT

(f) Government  has  adopted  and  implemented  several  policies,  reforms,  developmental programmes and schemes for achieving higher incomes for the farmers directly or indirectly. The Government has made budgetary provisions to facilitate following efforts: -

1. Income support to farmers through PM KISAN
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
3. Institutional credit for agriculture sector
4. Fixing of Minimum Support Price (MSP) at one-and-a half times the cost of production
5. Promotion of organic farming in the country
6. Per Drop More Crop
7. Micro Irrigation Fund
8. Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
9. National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)

10. Agricultural Mechanization
11. Providing Soil Health Cards to farmers
12. Setting up of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) extension Platform
13. Launch of the National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm
14. Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
15. Improvement in farm produce logistics, Introduction of Kisan Rail.
16. Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  -  Cluster  Development Programme:
17. Creation of a Start-up Eco system in agriculture and allied sector
18. Achievement in Export of Agri and Allied Agri- Commodities

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 649 for answer on

## 06.12.2023

| INDIA'S EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS   | INDIA'S EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS   | INDIA'S EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS   | INDIA'S EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS   | INDIA'S EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS   | INDIA'S EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS   | INDIA'S EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS   | INDIA'S EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|                                           |                                           | 2020-21                                   | 2020-21                                   | 2021-22                                   | 2021-22                                   | 2022-23                                   | 2022-23                                   |
| DESCRIPTION                               | Unit                                      | Qty.                                      | Value                                     | Qty.                                      | Value                                     | Qty.                                      | Value                                     |
| TEA                                       | KGS                                       | 212687.66                                 | 756.26                                    | 208614.16                                 | 751.07                                    | 241154.03                                 | 817.60                                    |
| COFFEE                                    | KGS                                       | 245209.80                                 | 719.66                                    | 333098.94                                 | 1020.74                                   | 316095.08                                 | 1146.18                                   |
| RICE -BASMOTI                             | TON                                       | 4630.21                                   | 4018.41                                   | 3943.72                                   | 3537.49                                   | 4561.21                                   | 4787.65                                   |
| RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)                  | TON                                       | 13149.21                                  | 4810.80                                   | 17288.96                                  | 6133.63                                   | 17792.14                                  | 6356.71                                   |
| WHEAT                                     | TON                                       | 2154.97                                   | 567.93                                    | 7244.84                                   | 2122.13                                   | 4695.80                                   | 1520.46                                   |
| OTHER CEREALS                             | TON                                       | 3075.66                                   | 705.38                                    | 3859.36                                   | 1087.39                                   | 3628.12                                   | 1194.07                                   |
| PULSES                                    | TON                                       | 276.93                                    | 265.57                                    | 387.21                                    | 359.41                                    | 762.67                                    | 661.41                                    |
| TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED                    | KGS                                       | 178296.61                                 | 517.54                                    | 196261.21                                 | 570.40                                    | 256192.84                                 | 822.23                                    |
| TOBACCO MANUFACTURED                      | NA*                                       | NA*                                       | 359.17                                    | NA*                                       | 353.17                                    | NA*                                       | 391.16                                    |
| SPICES                                    | KGS                                       | 1607058.51                                | 3983.98                                   | 1427718.15                                | 3896.03                                   | 1312263.29                                | 3785.36                                   |
| CASHEW                                    | TON                                       | 70.11                                     | 420.43                                    | 75.45                                     | 453.08                                    | 59.59                                     | 356.31                                    |
| CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID                   | KGS                                       | 3735.92                                   | 2.66                                      | 4943.65                                   | 4.36                                      | 17248.85                                  | 14.02                                     |
| SESAME SEEDS                              | KGS                                       | 273260.32                                 | 425.64                                    | 242145.59                                 | 407.15                                    | 228654.70                                 | 425.91                                    |
| NIGER SEEDS                               | KGS                                       | 19591.23                                  | 21.58                                     | 6030.08                                   | 8.30                                      | 7742.97                                   | 10.21                                     |
| GROUNDNUT                                 | TON                                       | 638.32                                    | 727.21                                    | 514.12                                    | 629.28                                    | 669.51                                    | 831.62                                    |
| OTHER OIL SEEDS                           | TON                                       | 84.57                                     | 61.24                                     | 60.24                                     | 68.92                                     | 58.23                                     | 69.95                                     |
| VEGETABLE OILS                            | TON                                       | 302.22                                    | 604.12                                    | 98.37                                     | 221.01                                    | 201.48                                    | 438.29                                    |
| OIL MEALS                                 | TON                                       | 4366.55                                   | 1585.04                                   | 2925.70                                   | 1031.94                                   | 4183.63                                   | 1601.72                                   |
| GUERGAM MEAL                              | TON                                       | 234.88                                    | 262.99                                    | 322.33                                    | 447.61                                    | 406.53                                    | 617.14                                    |
| CASTOR OIL                                | KGS                                       | 734336.46                                 | 917.24                                    | 715209.56                                 | 1175.50                                   | 645816.34                                 | 1265.64                                   |
| SHELLAC                                   | KGS                                       | 7876.26                                   | 87.83                                     | 8485.91                                   | 105.80                                    | 5442.10                                   | 105.62                                    |
| SUGAR                                     | TON                                       | 7517.92                                   | 2789.91                                   | 10457.08                                  | 4602.65                                   | 11755.64                                  | 5770.83                                   |
| MOLLASES                                  | TON                                       | 1317.68                                   | 178.75                                    | 1404.98                                   | 217.92                                    | 1623.23                                   | 256.84                                    |
| FRUITS / VEGETABLE SEEDS                  | KGS                                       | 32285.42                                  | 125.16                                    | 20989.49                                  | 113.34                                    | 21445.76                                  | 118.42                                    |
| FRESH FRUITS                              | TON                                       | 973.18                                    | 768.54                                    | 1166.44                                   | 877.22                                    | 1096.09                                   | 864.62                                    |
| FRESH VEGETABLES                          | TON                                       | 2339.68                                   | 723.97                                    | 2468.40                                   | 815.26                                    | 3383.59                                   | 926.43                                    |
| PROCESSED VEGETABLES                      | KGS                                       | 367098.92                                 | 424.70                                    | 308275.31                                 | 412.29                                    | 366511.83                                 | 508.97                                    |
| PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES               | KGS                                       | 532870.72                                 | 695.56                                    | 629704.18                                 | 778.30                                    | 620581.92                                 | 908.62                                    |
| CEREAL PREPARATIONS                       | TON                                       | 403.99                                    | 636.97                                    | 415.53                                    | 652.49                                    | 480.75                                    | 752.66                                    |
| COCOA PRODUCTS                            | KGS                                       | 25776.77                                  | 149.78                                    | 27323.31                                  | 153.68                                    | 34250.09                                  | 154.54                                    |
| MILLED PRODUCTS                           | KGS                                       | 397056.20                                 | 207.13                                    | 699565.19                                 | 305.49                                    | 637759.06                                 | 289.02                                    |
| MISC PROCESSED ITEMS                      | NA                                        | NA*                                       | 866.04                                    | NA*                                       | 1169.05                                   | NA*                                       | 1421.64                                   |
| ANIMAL CASINGS                            | KGS                                       | 13887.74                                  | 56.23                                     | 13826.91                                  | 63.54                                     | 12577.04                                  | 40.87                                     |
| BUFFALO MEAT                              | TON                                       | 1085.61                                   | 3171.13                                   | 1175.33                                   | 3303.78                                   | 1175.53                                   | 3193.69                                   |
| SHEEP/GOAT MEAT                           | TON                                       | 7.11                                      | 44.64                                     | 8.70                                      | 60.11                                     | 10.08                                     | 67.93                                     |
| OTHER MEAT                                | TON                                       | 0.89                                      | 2.47                                      | 1.95                                      | 6.11                                      | 0.76                                      | 2.45                                      |
| PROCESSED MEAT                            | TON                                       | 0.78                                      | 1.71                                      | 0.47                                      | 1.55                                      | 0.34                                      | 1.59                                      |
| DAIRY PRODUCTS                            | KGS                                       | 118334.27                                 | 323.09                                    | 191954.02                                 | 634.89                                    | 156954.93                                 | 589.32                                    |
| POULTRY PRODUCTS                          | NA                                        | NA*                                       | 58.70                                     | NA*                                       | 71.04                                     | NA*                                       | 134.04                                    |
| FLORICLTR PRODUCTS                        | KGS                                       | 15695.02                                  | 77.84                                     | 23695.48                                  | 103.61                                    | 21052.79                                  | 88.46                                     |
| NATURALRUBBER                             | TON                                       | 11.34                                     | 16.67                                     | 3.56                                      | 7.24                                      | 3.70                                      | 6.40                                      |
| ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES                       | LTR                                       | 250333.16                                 | 330.22                                    | 200921.15                                 | 274.07                                    | 234970.87                                 | 325.01                                    |
| MARINE PRODUCTS                           | KGS                                       | 1167758.16                                | 5962.39                                   | 1398014.07                                | 7772.36                                   | 1754204.51                                | 8077.98                                   |
| AYUSH AND HERBAL PRODUCTS                 | KGS                                       | 120558.43                                 | 539.88                                    | 126112.13                                 | 612.12                                    | 122520.85                                 | 628.54                                    |
| COTTON RAWINCLD. WASTE                    | TON                                       | 1213.98                                   | 1897.21                                   | 1258.63                                   | 2816.24                                   | 318.47                                    | 781.43                                    |
| TOTAL                                     |                                           |                                           | 41869.37                                  |                                           | 50208.74                                  |                                           | 53129.55                                  |

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