Question : MARINE EXPORTS

(a) whether the Government propose to make agriculture export oriented, to bring in diversification and make more capital investment in the agriculture sector;

(b) if so, the percentage of agriculture contribution in the total exports of the country; and

(c) the percentage of Marine exports from the State of Kerala?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHRIPAD Y.NAIK)

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): The share of agricultural exports in national exports was 14.69 per cent for the year 1999-2000.

(c): Information is being collected from Government of Kerala.