Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Export of Millets
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Kanakmal Katara, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 742 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2024

## EXPORT OF MILLETS

742. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

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

(a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  facilitate,  promote  and  encourage  the export of agricultural products including millets from India, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

- (b) the current status of millet export from India, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  taking  steps  to  educate  people  about  the  benefits  of  millet consumption, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to penetrate the Global Market of Millets?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a statutory organization under the administrative control of the Department of Commerce, has the mandate  to  promote  export  of  agricultural  products,  including  millets,  from  India.  APEDA provides  assistance  to  its  registered  exporters,  including  those  of  millets,  under  Agriculture  & Processed Food Export Promotion Scheme of APEDA. The assistance is provided under various components of the schemes viz. Infrastructure Development, Quality Development and Market Development. Buyer-Seller Meets (BSMs) are organized in the clusters to provide export-market linkages.  Regular  interactions,  through  video  conferences,  are  held  with  the  Indian  Missions abroad, to assess and tap export opportunities. Country specific BSMs, through Indian Missions, are also organized.

- (b) State-wise details of India's millet exports during the year 2022-23 are at Annexure.
- (c) The  year  2023  was  celebrated  as  the  International  Year  of  Millets  (IYM  -  2023).  The Government  of  India  has  taken  a  proactive  multi-stakeholder  engagement  approach  (engaging

various  central  government  Ministries/Departments,  States/UTs,  farmers,  start-ups,  exporters, retail businesses, hotels, Indian Embassies etc.) to achieve the objectives of IYM 2023 and taking Indian millets globally.

The Government of India has organized various events to make it peoples' movement so that  the  Indian  millets,  recipes,  value  added  products  be  promoted  globally.  Millets  were promoted  during  the  G20  presidency  in  India,  Millet  Culinary  carnival,  International  Trade Events,  Chefs  Conference,  exhibition  of  Farmers  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs),  road  shows, kisan  melas,  Chef's  training  for  paramilitary  forces,  ASEAN  India  Millet  Festival  at  Indonesia and Delhi etc.

To  make  India  a  global  hub  for  'Shree  Anna',  the  Indian  Institute  of  Millets  Research (IIMR),  Hyderabad  has  been  declared  as  the  Global  Centre  of  Excellence  for  sharing  best practices,  research  and  technologies  at  the  national  and  international  level.  IIMR  is  providing training  to  the  farmers,  women  farmers,  home  makers,  students  and  young  entrepreneurs  on manufacturing  of  value-added  millet  food  products,  daily  recipes  etc.,  and  supporting  them  to establish  self-enterprise.  The  institute  has  also  developed  value-added  technologies,  including "Ready  to  Eat"  and  "Ready  to  Cook"  for  millet  foods.  Other  steps  taken  in  this  regard  are branding of millet foods under "Eatrite" tag; holding of awareness programmes; and promoting agribusiness incubator and technology business incubators etc.

In continuation to the efforts towards mainstreaming millets, a 'Millets Experience Centre (MEC)' has been opened at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi with an aim to raise awareness on Millets and  encourage  its  adoption  among  general  public.  To  encourage  consumption  of  Shree  Anna among government employees, all Government offices have been advised to include Shree Anna snacks  in  departmental  trainings/meetings  and  Shree  Anna  based  food  items  in  departmental canteens.

(d) The Government has been working to leverage partnerships with start-ups, academic & research  institutions,  Indian  missions,  processors,  retailers  and  exporters  to  promote  Indian millets in the global markets. An Export Promotion Forum (EPF) dedicated to promoting millets in the international market has been established. A separate millet-specific web portal has been developed  containing  information  about  millets,  their  health  benefits,  production  and  export statistics,  millet  exporter's  directory  etc.  APEDA  has  also  organized  a  comprehensive  global marketing campaign showcasing India's potential and accordingly E-catalogues of 30 importing countries and 21 millet producing states have been released.

A Virtual trade fair (VTF) for millets has been developed and made available for exporters and importers from across the globe providing a single platform to interact and negotiate business deals. VTF is operational for 24X7, 365 days.

APEDA has  also  organized    participation  in  international  trade  fairs  like  BIOFACH  Germany, Gulfood - Dubai , Natural Products Expo West - USA , International Food and Drink (IFE) and BSM - UK , SIAL Food - Canada, Seoul Food & Hotel - South Korea etc. facilitating exporters to present and promote their millet products in global markets. APEDA is also working with Indian Missions in importing countries to promote millets and value-added products.

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Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  742  for answer on 07.02.2024.

## Annexure

| State-wise Details of India's Exports of Millets during 2022-23   | State-wise Details of India's Exports of Millets during 2022-23   | State-wise Details of India's Exports of Millets during 2022-23   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Qty. in MT; Value in USD                                          | Millions                                                          | Millions                                                          |
| State                                                             | Qty                                                               | Value                                                             |
| Gujarat                                                           | 78106.15                                                          | 34.19                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                       | 50486.43                                                          | 24.07                                                             |
| Bihar                                                             | 19917.76                                                          | 5.53                                                              |
| West Bengal                                                       | 12587.49                                                          | 3.52                                                              |
| Telangana                                                         | 1680.25                                                           | 3.30                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu                                                        | 2952.63                                                           | 2.48                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 1319.78                                                           | 0.61                                                              |
| Haryana                                                           | 301.59                                                            | 0.42                                                              |
| Karnataka                                                         | 429.25                                                            | 0.35                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                    | 345.76                                                            | 0.28                                                              |
| Kerala                                                            | 326.95                                                            | 0.27                                                              |
| Rajasthan                                                         | 405.71                                                            | 0.26                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                     | 112.14                                                            | 0.11                                                              |
| Punjab                                                            | 50.64                                                             | 0.07                                                              |
| Other States                                                      | 26.69                                                             | 0.02                                                              |
| Total                                                             | 169049.22                                                         | 75.48                                                             |

Source: DGCI&S

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