1. Importance of Agricultural trade to farmers
Department of Commerce

2. Outline Current Global Scenario
Elements of Agriculture Export Policy Framework
Expectations from State Government
Cluster development
Value addition & Processing
Strengthening quality and SPS regimen
Organic products

3. Current GLOBAL Scenario
World agri trade stagnant for last five years (2013 – 2017).
India’s agri exports fell by 5% CAGR from $ 36 (2013) to $ 31 Billion (2017).
Over 10 years (2007 – 2016), India’s exports grew at 9% compared to China (8%), Brazil (5.4%) and USA (5.1%).
India ranks 10th in overall Agri exports.
Exports of coffee, cereals, horticulture produce doubled; exports of meat, fish, processed products grew between three to five times.
Rice ($ 7.6 Bn), Marine Products ($ 7.4 Bn) and Meat ($ 4 Bn) accounted for ~50% of agri exports in

4. Elements of the Agri-export Policy Framework
Strategic
Policy Measures
Infrastructure and Logistics
Holistic approach to boost exports
Greater involvement of State Governments in Agriculture Exports
Operational
Focus on Clusters
Promoting Value added exports
Marketing and promotion of “Brand India”
Attract private investments in export oriented activities and infrastructure.
Establishment of Strong Quality Regimen
Research & Development
Miscellaneous

5. Expectations from State Government
Identify the nodal agency for Agri export promotion.
Identifying clusters, corridors, exit points, bottlenecks, defunct CPCs.
Make Agri Exports an essential component in the State export policy
Set up a State level export monitoring committee Chaired by Chief Secretary. Members include RAs of DGFT, APEDA, MPEDA, Coffee Board, Tea Board, Spices Board, EIC, IOPEPC, CEPCI, Customs, Plant / Animal quarantine.
Focus on food processing sector by way of assistance for infrastructure and logistics, land use change, electricity tariff, warehouse regulations, rural road infrastructure, logistics park etc.
Identify issues in supply chain which affect quality standards and address the same.
Removing perishables from the purview of APMC.
Rationalising Mandi fee.

6. Cluster development
India exported USD 304 million (59000 MT) worth table grapes in mainly grown in Nasik.
Focus is on developing export oriented infrastructure – convergence of schemes of Ministries of GoI / State Govt. to have
Export oriented farm production and processing
Compliance with standardized protocols, packaging,
Sanitary and phyto-sanitary issues
Linking and networking to next level of marketing channel.
Set up cluster facilitation cell under Nodal collector / Director - Agriculture / Horticulture / Fisheries. Members include Exporters / potential exporters of the commodity, FPOs, Co-operatives.
Identify and train a group of District officials on potential pre & post harvest measures for increasing productivity and quality of output.
Organise FPOs in clusters.
Implement a traceability system and capture the details required through the participation of farmers.
Focus on food processing sector by way of assistance for infrastructure and logistics, land use change, electricity tariff, warehouse regulations, rural road infrastructure, logistics park etc.
Identify issues in supply chain which affect quality standards and address the same.

7. Value addition & Processing
Most exports are low value, semi-processed and marketed in bulk
Share of high value and value added products less than 15% compared to 25% for US and 49% for China.
India is largest exporter of frozen shrimp to world (USD 4.6 billion in ). It faces SPS issues in many markets.
Vietnam imports about USD 1.2 billion worth shrimp from India. Extensive value addition happens. It faces far less SPS issues.
Although Majority of clusters are Fruit and Vegetable based, focus is on exporting processed product forms.

8. Nobashi shrimp
Breaded fried shrimp

9. Strengthening quality and SPS regimen
Many of key export products face SPS issues in major markets.
State Governments have to work towards developing / declare disease / pest / weed free area to continue to supply to key markets:
Groundnut, Sesame to Russia – Striga free
Potato to Russia - Ralstonia free
Mango – Stone weevil
Buffalo meat / Dairy products to China, Korea, EU – FMD free
Poultry products – AI free
Shrimp to Thailand, Saudi Arabia – specific virus free
State Governments have to work towards implementing GAP / traceability to continue to supply to key markets:
Antibiotics in shrimp – EU
Pesticide residues in basmati – EU
Antibiotics in dairy products

10. Organic products
Export of Organic products showing increasing trend (USD 515 million in , 39% increase).
The global organic market has reached USD 90 billion in Expected to reach 100 billion USD by 2020.
Share of exports in value terms - oilseeds (soybean) - 47%, cereals & millets – 10.5%, Tea & Coffee - 9%, dry fruits - 9%, spices – 8%
State Governments need to align their organic production program with products having export potential instead of concentrating on perishables.

11. Thank you