India’s agriculture exports during 2020-21 have registered an increase of 17.37% as compared to exports during 2019-20.

Commodity-wise details of India’s agriculture exports, during 2019-20 and 2020-21, are at Annexure-I.

of exports of agricultural products is an ongoing process. To promote agricultural exports, the Government has introduced a comprehensive Agriculture Export Policy (AEP) to harness export potential of Indian agriculture and raise farmers’ income. Department of Commerce has taken several steps to implement AEP at State/ District level. State Level Monitoring Committees (SLMCs), Nodal Agencies for agricultural exports and Cluster Level Committees have been formed in a number of States and State-specific Action Plans have been prepared. Country and product-specific action plans have also been formulated to promote exports.

A Farmer Connect Portal has been set up for providing a platform for farmers, Farmer-Producer Organizations (FPOs) and cooperatives to interact with exporters. Buyer-Seller Meets (BSMs) have been organized in the clusters to provide export-market linkages. Regular interactions, through video-conferences, have been held with the Indian Missions abroad, to assess and exploit export opportunities. Country specific BSMs, through Indian Missions, have also been organized.

The Department of Commerce provides assistance through several other schemes to promote exports, including agriculture export viz. Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES), Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme, etc. In addition, assistance to the exporters of agriculture products is also available under the export promotion schemes of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Tea Board, Coffee Board and Spices Board.

The Government has also introduced a Central Sector Scheme – ‘Transport and Marketing Assistance for Specified Agriculture Products’ – for providing assistance for the international component of freight, to mitigate the freight disadvantage for the export of agriculture products.

Annexure-I

(Values in USD Million)

Item	2019-20	2020-21 (P)
MARINE PRODUCTS	6722.07	5962.43
RICE (OTHER THAN BASMOTI)	2031.25	4799.91
RICE -BASMOTI	4372.00	4018.71
SPICES	3621.38	3984.84
BUFFALO MEAT	3199.60	3171.13
SUGAR	1966.44	2790.31
COTTON RAW INCLD. WASTE	1057.34	1897.20
OIL MEALS	827.90	1575.55
CASTOR OIL	894.36	917.24
MISC PROCESSED ITEMS	647.07	864.24
FRESH FRUITS	770.25	766.11
TEA	826.53	756.24
GROUNDNUT	715.81	727.40
FRESH VEGETABLES	651.68	722.13
COFFEE	738.86	719.66
PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES	646.83	695.52
OTHER CEREALS	205.19	694.72
CEREAL PREPARATIONS	548.29	635.75
VEGETABLE OILS	170.09	603.71
WHEAT	62.82	549.70
TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED	530.38	517.48
SESAME SEEDS	525.57	425.60
PROCESSED VEGETABLES	311.71	424.57
CASHEW	566.82	420.43
TOBACCO MANUFACTURED	374.77	359.10
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES	232.68	330.09
DAIRY PRODUCTS	280.43	322.68
PULSES	213.67	265.67
GUERGAM MEAL	461.53	262.99
MILLED PRODUCTS	151.56	207.10
MOLLASES	72.97	171.05
COCOA PRODUCTS	180.10	149.78
FRUITS / VEGETABLE SEEDS	109.24	125.14
SHELLAC	57.90	87.83
FLORICLTR PRODUCTS	76.52	77.84
OTHER OIL SEEDS	61.79	61.28
POULTRY PRODUCTS	81.04	58.70
ANIMAL CASINGS	56.10	56.23
SHEEP/GOAT MEAT	92.62	44.64
NIGER SEEDS	14.91	21.58
NATURAL RUBBER	21.71	16.67
CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID	3.25	2.66
OTHER MEAT	2.35	2.47
PROCESSED MEAT	2.17	1.71
Total	35157.55	41265.80

This information was given by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Agriculture export policy expands market linkages and targeted support after a notable year-on-year export increase. Agriculture exports rose 17.37% in 2020-21. Implementation centers on the Agriculture Export Policy, supported by State Level Monitoring Committees, Nodal Agencies, Cluster Level Committees and State-, country- and product-specific action plans. The Department of Commerce and sectoral export authorities provide market linkages via a Farmer Connect Portal and Buyer Seller Meets, and financial and infrastructure support through schemes such as the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme, Market Access Initiatives and a Central Sector Transport and Marketing Assistance scheme to mitigate international freight disadvantage.