Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: International Cooperation in Agriculture Sector
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 140

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  MAY, 2016

## INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

- *140.      SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:
- Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state: (a) whether  a  number  of  countries  including  Israel  and  the  United  States  of  America (USA) have evinced keen interest to extend cooperation in agriculture sector to India and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; (b) the foreign investment sought and extended for the promotion of agriculture sector in the country during each of the last three years, country-wise; (c) whether the Government has initiated an Indo-Israel Agricultural Project to extend strategic cooperation in the field of agriculture and if so, the details and the salient features thereof; (d) whether  a  number  of  centres  for  excellence  have  been  set  up  to  increase  the production of fruits and vegetables under the said project in various States and if so,  the details thereof; and the  extent  to  which  the  transfer  of  technology  in  the  agriculture  sector  has  been
- (e) accomplished and the benefits of the said project accrued to the farmers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 140   DUE FOR REPLY ON 3 RD  MAY, 2016.

- (a): Yes, Madam. Ministry of Agriculture during the last  three years has signed (four) MoUs with Morocco, Vietnam, Mongolia and Armenia.  Also, approval for the signing of an MoU for cooperation with Lithuania has also been obtained.  MoUs with Israel and USA were signed in 1993 and 2010 respectively.
- (b): Details of foreign investment received in the Agriculture Sector during April 2012 till February, 2016, countrywise, is attached as Annexure.

(c) to (e): Under MoU  signed with Israel Action Plan is prepared from time to time and currently Action Plan for the period 2015-18 is underway.  At present, 21 States namely, Haryana,  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan,  Punjab,  Karnataka,  Gujarat,  Bihar,  Uttar  Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh,  Tripura,  Mizoram,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Telengana  and  West  Bengal  are covered  under  Indo-Israel  Action  Plan  for  2015-18  for  setting  up  Centres  of  Excellence (CoE)  for  vegetables,  citrus  fruits,  mango,  pomegranate,  floriculture,  integrated  bee keeping development and treatment of brackish water etc.

Under  the  Action  Plan,  technology/training  is  provided  by  Israeli  experts  through their  visits  to  India  and  Indian  scientists/experts  also  visit  Israel  to  get  training  before imparting  technology  at  the  field  level  in  the  areas  of  energy  efficient  green  houses, precision irrigation, reclycling of domestic waste water for irrigation, etc.

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 140 reply on 3 rd May, 2016 asked by Shri Rahul Shewale and Shri Om Prakash Yadav regarding International Cooperation in Agriculture Sector.

## Country-wise FDI Equity inflows from April 2012 to February 2016 (Sector Agriculture Services)

(Amount in US$ million)

| S.No   | Name of the Country   |   Amount of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows |
|--------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Australia             |                                          0.04 |
| 2      | Argentina             |                                          0.02 |
| 3      | Belgium               |                                          1.75 |
| 4      | Canada                |                                         11.06 |
| 5      | China                 |                                          0.34 |
| 6      | Cyprus                |                                          3.32 |
| 7      | France                |                                         20.71 |
| 8      | Germany               |                                         25.74 |
| 9      | Hong Kong             |                                          0.95 |
| 10     | Indonesia             |                                          0.15 |
| 11     | Italy                 |                                          0.32 |
| 12     | Liechtenstein         |                                          0    |
| 13     | Japan                 |                                          8.05 |
| 14     | South Korea           |                                          1.94 |
| 15     | Mauritius             |                                        141.69 |
| 16     | Netherlands           |                                          9.85 |
| 17     | New Zealand           |                                          0.17 |
| 18     | Oman                  |                                          0.22 |
| 19     | Singapore             |                                        119.95 |
| 20     | South Africa          |                                          0.2  |
| 21     | Spain                 |                                          0.64 |
| 22     | Taiwan                |                                          0.63 |
| 23     | Thailand              |                                          0.36 |
| 24     | UAE                   |                                          9.24 |
| 25     | United Kingdom        |                                         18.28 |
| 26     | U.S.A                 |                                         20.6  |
| 27     | British Virginia      |                                          0.45 |
| 28     | Egypt                 |                                          0.03 |
| 29     | Uganda                |                                          0.3  |
| 30     | Bermuda               |                                          0.08 |
|        | Grand Total           |                                        397.08 |