(a) the share of India in export of agricultural products in international market;
(b) whether the export of agricultural products is still lagging behind;
(c) if so, the details of items exported so far; and
(d) the steps taken/being taken to encourage the export of agricultural products?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI OMAR ABDULLAH)
(a)&(b) : India`s share in the export of agro products in the world market is approx. 1%. Exports of agricultural products are dependent on a number of factors such as domestic production and consumption, exportable surpluses, consumer preferences, varieties traded, quality, domestic and international prices, availability of infrastructure to store, process, transport and despatch.
(c) : The agro-products exported from the country are rice (basmati & non-basmati), cashew & cashew nut shell liquid , oilmeals, spices, meat & meat preparations, tobacco unmanufactured & manufactured, guargum meal, pulses, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, processed fruits & juices, miscellaneous processed items, Sesame and Niger seeds, processed vegetables, shellac, groundnut, spirit & beverages, poultry & dairy products, floriculture products, mollasses , fruits and vegetable seeds, other cereals, sugar and wheat. The total value of agro-products including marine, tea, coffee, castor oil and cotton exported during 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 were as under:-
YEAR VALUE(Rs. Crores)Quantity-wise and product-wise details of exports are given in monthly/annual number of Foreign Trade Statistics of India published by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCI&S), Calcutta, copies of which are available in Parliament Library.
1997-98 24626 1998-99 25387 1999-2000(P) 23823
(P) - Provisional (Source: DGCI&S, Calcutta)