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India can be major agro products exporter: Report
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SME Times News Bureau | 29 Jul, 2020
India can emerge as top five exporters of agro commodities in the world,
if the central and state governments take effective measures to
handhold farmers, a study conducted by MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai
showed.
According to the study, through focused intervention in
capacity building, India can enhance its agro export to surpass Thailand
and Indonesia and become the fifth largest exporter in the world.
"As
a first strategy, the government should re-orient the role of its
extension centres, viz the 715 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) across the
country, to handhold farmers in growing those varieties of crops that
are demanded in the global market," a statement on the study said.
"Many
a times, India's export consignments are rejected because of presence
of pesticides above the prescribed 'Maximum Residual Limits' in foreign
countries. KVKs should guide farmers on prudential use of pesticides and
other agro chemicals so that they conform to the global quality
standards."
However, the study pointed out that in the last
decade, India has made "remarkable progress" in export of niche products
such as capsicum chilly, castor oil, tobacco extracts and sweet
biscuits.
"India has also made considerable progress in export of
basmati rice, meat and marine products. These success stories should be
replicated in other potential food products," the statement said.
"India
has less than 1 per cent share in world exports of beverages,
floriculture, cereal preparations, flour and starch, processed fruits
and vegetables."
It recommends that India should explore 'South
Asia and ASEAN' markets for beverages. Accordingly, the study says that
India can tap $1.46 billion worth import demand for non-alcoholic
beverages in South Asia and ASEAN countries.
Besides, the study
mentions that India's export of mango pulp has declined from 154,820
tonnes in 2014-15 to 105,873 tonnes in 2018-19. "There is a need to set
up more mango clusters in the country to enhance production capacity and
arrest this declining trend," the statement said.
At present,
India ranks eighth with annual agro exports of $39 billion, after EU
($181 bn), USA ($172 bn), Brazil ($93 bn), China ($83 bn), Canada ($69
bn), Indonesia ($46 bn) and Thailand ($44 bn), showed the latest data
from the WTO.
As per FAO data, India is the second largest
producer of fruits and vegetables in the world and yet its share in
world exports is 1.7-1.8 per cent.
Similarly, India is the
largest producer of papaya, lemons and limes; but meets hardly 3.2 per
cent of the world import demand for papaya, 0.5 per cent of world import
demand for lemons and limes, showed FAO data.
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