The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) established under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the following scheduled products.
Meat and Meat Products.
Poultry and Poultry Products.
Dairy Products.
Confectionery, Biscuits and Bakery Products.
Honey, Jaggery and Sugar Products.
Cocoa and its products, chocolates of all kinds.
Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages.
Cereal and Cereal Products.
Groundnuts, Peanuts and Walnuts.
Pickles, Papads and Chutneys.
Guar Gum.
Floriculture and Floriculture Products
Herbal and Medicinal Plants
India Exports statistics
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India, with a large and diverse agriculture, is among the world’s leading producer of cereals, milk, sugar,fruits and vegetables, spices, eggs and seafood products. Indian agriculture continues to be the backbone of our society and it provides livelihood to nearly 50 per cent of our population. India is supporting 17.84 per cent of world’s population, 15% of livestock population with merely 2.4 per cent of world’s land and 4 per cent water resources. Hence, continuous innovation and efforts towards productivity, pre & post-harvest management, processing and value-addition, use of technology and infrastructure creation is an imperative for Indian agriculture. Various studies on fresh fruits and vegetables, fisheries in India have indicated a loss percentage ranging from about 8% to 18% on account of poor post-harvest management, absence of cold chain and processing facilities. Therefore, agro processing and agricultural exports are a key area and it is a matter of satisfaction that India’s role in global export of agricultural products is steadily increasing. India is currently ranked tenth amongst the major exporters globally as per WTO trade data for 2016. India’s share in global exports of agriculture products has increased from 1% a few years ago, to 2.2 % in 2016.
Vision and objectives
The Agriculture Export Policy is framed with a focus on agriculture export oriented production, export promotion, better farmer realization and synchronization within policies and programmes of Government of India.
Vision
Harness export potential of Indian agriculture, through suitable policy instruments, to make India global power in agriculture and raise farmers income.
Objectives
To double agricultural exports from present ~US$ 30+ Billion to ~US$ 60+ Billion by 2022 and reach US$ 100 Billion in the next few years thereafter, with a stable trade policy regime.
To diversify our export basket, destinations and boost high value and value added agricultural exports including focus on perishables.
To promote novel, indigenous, organic, ethnic, traditional and non-traditional Agri products exports.
To provide an institutional mechanism for pursuing market access, tackling barriers and deal with sanitary and phytosanitary issues.
To strive to double India’s share in world agri exports by integrating with global value chain at the earliest.
Enable farmers to get benefit of export opportunities in overseas market.
Policy recommendations
The policy recommendations in this report are organized in two broad categories – strategic and operational.
Strategic
Policy Measures – Discussions with public and private stakeholders across the agricultural value chain highlighted certain structural changes that were required to boost agricultural exports. These comprise of both general and commodity specific measures that may be urgently taken and at little to no financial cost. The subsequent gains, however, are aplenty.
Infrastructure and logistics – Presence of robust infrastructure is critical component of a strong agricultural value chain. This involves pre-harvest and post-harvest handling facilities, storage & distribution, processing facilities, roads and world class exit point infrastructure at ports facilitating swift trade. Mega Food Parks, state-of-the-art testing laboratories and Integrated Cold Chains are the fundamentals on which India can increase its agricultural exports. Given the perishable nature and stringent import standards for most of the food products, efficient and time-sensitive handling is extremely vital to agricultural commodities
Holistic approach to boost exports – Agricultural exports are determined by supply side factors, food security, processing facilities, infrastructure bottlenecks and several regulations. This involves multiple ministries and state departments. Strategic and operational synergy across ministries will be key to boosting productivity and quality.
Greater involvement of State Governments in Agriculture Exports
Operational Recommendations
Focus on Clusters : There is a need to evolve and put in place institutional mechanism for effective involvement and engagement of small and medium farmers for entire value chain as group enterprise(s) within cluster of villages at the block level for select produce(s). This will help to realize actual benefit and empowerment of farming community to double their income through entire value chain
Promoting value added exports
Product development for indigenous commodities and value addition
Promote value added organic exports
Promotion of R&D activities for new product Development for the upcoming markets
Skill development
Marketing and promotion of “Brand India”
Attract private investments in export oriented activities and infrastructure.
Establishment of Strong Quality Regimen
Research and Development – Agricultural research and development (R&D) led by private industry along with higher infrastructure spend by the government will be the key to boosting agricultural exports.
Miscellaneous – Creation of Agri-start-up fund: Entrepreneurs are to be supported to start a new venture in Agri products exports during their initial period of establishment.
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Guidelines of the Central Sector Scheme for implementation of Agriculture Export Policy
The Central Government has notified the guidelines of the Central Sector Scheme for implementation of Agriculture Export Policy during January 2020. The Scheme aims to implement various elements of the Agriculture Export Policy 2018.
Agriculture contributes to about 15% of GDP and is a primary livelihood source for more than 50% of Indian population. Indian agriculture has several credits to it such as the following.
World’s largest producer of spices, pulses, milk, tea, cashew, jute, bananas, jackfruits, etc.
Second largest producer of wheat, rice, fruits and vegetables, sugarcane, cotton and oilseeds
Fourth largest producer of agrochemicals
Largest livestock population of around 535.8 million (31%) of world’s livestock
Largest land area under irrigation
Top five net exporters in the world
There is immense potential for export of commodities of Agriculture and its allied activities. Institutions like The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Commodity boards like Coffee Board, Rubber Board, Spices Board, etc are mandated to promote the export of various Agriculture related commodities.
Plant Products
Floriculture
Floriculture in India, is being viewed as a high growth Industry. Commercial floriculture is becoming important from the export angle.Floriculture products mainly consist of cut flowers, pot plants, cut foilage, seeds bulbs, tubers, rooted cuttings and dried flowers or leaves.
The important floricultural crops in the international cut flower trade are rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, gerbera, gladiolus, gypsophila, liastris, nerine, orchids, archilea, anthurium, tulip, and lilies. Floriculture crops like gerberas, carnation, etc. are grown in green houses. The open field crops are chrysanthemum, roses, gaillardia, lily marygold, aster, tuberose etc.
Fruits and vegetable seeds
Fruits and Vegetable Seed in India is being viewed as a high growth Industry. The major seeds which are grown in India for export are as follows.
Sugar Beet Seeds
Pomegranate Seeds
Beet Seeds
Tomato Seeds
Clover Seeds
Tamarind Seeds
Rye Grass Seeds
Vegetables Seeds
Timothey Grass Seeds
Fruit Seeds
Cabme seeds
Seeds of Forage Plants
Cauliflower Seeds
Seeds of Herbaceus Plants
Onion Seeds
Kentucky Blue Grass Seeds
Pea Seeds
Other seeds
Radish Seeds
Fresh fruits and vegetables
India grows the largest number of vegetables and fruits from temperate to humid tropics and from sea-level to snowline.
Vegetables with export potential include the following.
India is the major producer of Dried & Preserved Vegetable like Preserved Onions, Cucumber & Gherkins, provisionally preserved, Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus.
Dried and preserved vegetable with the export potential include the following.
Other mushrooms and truffles
Green Pepper in Brine
Dried Truffles, Asparagus Dried
Dehydrated Garlic Powder
Dehydrated Garlic Flakes
Garlic Dried, Potatoes Dried
Grams- Dal
Onion Prepared/Preserved etc.
The major varieties under Dried and Preserved Vegetables products includes the following.
Mushroom(Button Mushroom, Oyster Mushroom, Paddy straw mushroom and milky mushroom)
Garlic (Agrifound White (G-41)
Yamuna Safed (G-1)
Yamuna Safed 2 (G-50), Yamuna Safed 3 (G-282)
Agrifound Parvati (G-313)
Yamuna Safed 4 (G 323).
Main varieties of Mango Pulp includes the following.
Alphonso Mango Pulp
Totapuri Mango Pulp
Kesar Mango Pulp.
Processed Fruits and Vegetables with Export Potentials includes the following.
Apple Juice
Beans Shelled
Chips Fried
Dried Apricots
Uncooked or Cooked
Grapefruit Juice
Jam Jellies of Other Fruits
Juice Lemon
Pineapple Juice
Tomato Juice Asparagus preserved
Cherries
Dried Apples
Fruit & Nuts
Grape Juice
Jellies of Apple
Olives
The major varieties under Pulses includes the following.
Chickpeas (gram)
Pigeon pea (tur or arhar)
Moong beans
Urad (black matpe)
Masur (lentil)
Peas and various kinds of beans.
Other Processed Foods
The processed Food products is emerging as an high growth Industry. The major Processed foods include Groundnut,Jaggery, cocoa, etc
The varieties of Groundnut with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Kadiri-2
Kadiri-3,
BG-1,
BG-2
Kuber
GAUG-1
GAUG-10
PG-1
T-28
T-64
Chandra
Chitra
Kaushal
Parkash Amber
The Jaggery and Confectionary with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Cane Jaggery
Palmyra Jaggery
Raw Cane Jaggery
Sugar Confectionery
Chocolates
Chewing gum
The varieties of Cocoa with the Export Potentials includes the following
Cocoa Beans
Cocoa powder of coating sugar
Cocoa shells husks skins
Cocoa butter fat & oil.
The Cereal Products with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Bakers Wares Biscuits Corn Flakes Couscous Crisp Bread Ginger Bread Malted Milk Food Other Bakery products Other Pasta Papads Cooked and Uncooked Paste
The Milled Products with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Wheat/Meslin Flour
Rye Flour
Maize (corn) Flour
Rice Flour
Cereal Flour
Wheat (Meslin, Rye, Maize, Rice)
Groats of Wheat
Meal of Wheat
Pellets of wheat
Alcoholic Beverages with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Wine
White Wine
Other Wine Included Grapes
Brandy
Whiskies
Rum
Gin and other Gin
Pepsi
Coke
Soft Drinks
Mineral Water
The Miscellaneous Products with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Dried Soups & broths & preparations Soft Drink Concentrates Ice cream & other edible ice Sauces & ketchup Pan Masala Betel Nuts Mineral waters Malt Custard powder Lemonade
Cereals
India grows largest number of cereals and from temperate to tropics and from sealevel to snowline.
Basmati Rice with the Export Potentials include the following.
Basmati 386
Basmati 217
Ranbir Basmati
Karnal Local/ Taraori Basmati
Basmati 370
Type-3 (Dehradooni Basmati)
Pusa Basmati-1
Pusa Basmati 1121
Punjab Basmati-1
Haryana Basmati- 1
Kasturi
Mahi Sugandha.
Non – Basmati Rice with the Export Potentials include the following.
Ashoka
Crystal
Delight Rice
Swastic Rice
Pear Rice
Honey Rice
Broken Rice
Wheat with the Export Potentials include the following.
Rye – Seeds
Barley – Seeds
Oats – Seeds
Maize Seed
Other Maize
Grain Sorghum
Jowar
Buck Wheat
Bajra
Ragi
Canaryseed
Animal Products
India is having largest livestock population including Buffalo, Sheep & Goats, Pigs and Poultry, which are generally used for production of meat products. India has about 3600 slaughter houses, there are live modern abattoirs and one integrated abattoir meat processing plant for slaughtering buffaloes for exports and domestic consumption.
The Buffalo meat with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Carcasses Of Bovine Animals (Fresh)
Meat Of Bovine Animals With Bone (Fresh)
Boneless Meat Of Bovine Animals (Fresh)
Carcasses Of Bovine Animals (Frozen)
Meat Of Bovine Animals With Bone (Frozen)
Boneless Meat Of Bovine Animals (Frozen)
The Sheep-Goat meat with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Carcasses Of Lamb (Fresh)
Meat Of Sheep With Bone (Fresh)
Boneless Meat Of Sheep (Fresh)
Carcasses Of Lamb (Frozen)
Carcasses Of Sheep (Frozen)
Meat Of Sheep With Bone (Frozen)
Boneless Meat Of Sheep (Frozen)
Meat Of Goats
The Other meat with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Carcasses, Hams, Shoulders & Cuts Thereof Of Swine/pig (Fresh & Frozen) Meat Of Swine/pig With Bone and Boneless (Fresh & Frozen) Meat Of Horses, Asses (Fresh & Frozen) Meat And Edible Meat Of Rabbits Or Hares (Fresh & Frozen) Meat And Edible Meat Of Primates (Fresh & Frozen) Meat Edible Of Camels And Other Camelids (Fresh & Frozen)Carcasses, Hams, Shoulders & Cuts Thereof Of Swine/pig (Fresh & Frozen)Meat Of Swine/pig With Bone and Boneless (Fresh & Frozen)Meat Of Horses, Asses (Fresh & Frozen)Meat And Edible Meat Of Rabbits Or Hares (Fresh & Frozen)Meat And Edible Meat Of Primates (Fresh & Frozen)Meat Edible Of Camels And Other Camelids (Fresh & Frozen)
The Processed meat with Export Potentials includes the following.
Sausages & Canned Meat
Homogenized Meat Preparations
Preserved Meats
Other Poultry Meat
Preserved Meat Of Bovine Animals
Meat Extracts & Meat Juices
The Animal Casings with Export Potentials includes the following.
Cattle Casings
Sheep Casings
Guts for Animal Casings
Casings of Other animals
Bladders and stomach of animals
The Poultry Products with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Live Poultry <=85 Gram
Other Live Poultry <=185 Gram
Live Poultry > 185 Gram
Other Live Poultry >185 Gram
Edible Poultry Meat (Fresh)
Edible Poultry Meat (Frozen)
Other Poultry Meat Not Cut In Pieces
Cuts & Offals Excluding Livers
Eggs In Shell
Other Eggs
Egg Yolks Dried
Other Egg Yolks
Eggs Not In Shell (Dried/Cooked)
Eggs Not In Shell (Frozen/Preserved)
The Dairy Products with Export Potentials includes the following.
Butter Fresh
Butter MilK
Butter Oil
Fresh Cheese
Milk & Cream in Powder
Milk for Babies
Other Fat
Skimmed milk powder
Other milk power
Whole Milk
Ghee
The varieties of Natural Honey with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Rapeseed / Mustard Honey
Eucalyptus Honey
Lychee Honey
Sunflower Honey
Karanj / Pongamea Honey
Multi-flora Himalayan Honey
Acacia Honey
Wild Flora Honey
Multi and Mono floral Honey
The varieties of Natural Honey with the Export Potentials includes the following.
Casein , Casein Derivatives, Casein GluesCaseinate other Casein Drvts And casein Glues
The Albumins with the Export Potentials includes the following.
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