India’s export of agricultural and allied merchandise in 2020-21 grew by 17.34 per cent to USD 41.25 billion, and this progress momentum Is predicted to be sustained Inside The current fiscal as properly, a prime authorities official said on Thursday.

Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan said large progress has been seen Inside the export of cereals, non-basmati rice, wheat, millets, maize and completely different coarse grains.

The Most very important markets for India’s agricultural merchandise are the US, China, Bangladesh, UAE, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Nepal, Iran and Malaysia.

He additionally inshaped that exports have taken place from a quantity of clusters for The primary time, For event, the export of current greens and mangoes from Varanasi, and black Rice from Chandauli.

Exports of solely agricultural merchandise (excluding marine and plantation merchandise) enhanced by 28.36 per cent to USD 29.81 billion in 2020-21 as As in contrast with USD 23.23 billion in 2019-20.

“Agriculture Exports have pershaped properly all by way of 2020-21. After reprimarying stagnant for the previous three years (USD 38.43 billion in 2017-18, USD 38.74 billion in 2018-19 and USD 35.16 billion 2019-20), the exports of agriculture and allied merchandise (collectively with marine and plantation merchandise) all by way of 2020-21 jumped to USD 41.25 billion, An enhance of 17.34 per cent,” Wadhwan said.

Further, as many as 18 states — collectively with Maharashtra, Kerala, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Punjab, and Karnataka — have finalised their particular movement plan to implement the Agri export coverage.

As An factor of the coverage, 46 distinctive product-district clusters have been recognized for export promovement and 29 cluster diploma committees have been shaped.

The Division of Commerce has been making efforts, in collaboration with the Division of Agriculture, for gaining market entry for Indian merchandise.

India has currently gained market entry for pomegranate in Australia; mango and Basmati rice in Argentina; carrot seeds in Iran; wheat flour, basmati rice, mango, banana and soybean oilcake in Uzbekistan; tomato, okra and onion in Bhutan; and oranges in Serbia.

The commerce ministry in A press launch said that pesticide residue factors have affected Basmati rice exports to The eu Union As a Outcome of of stringent norms imposed by the EU for chemical compounds like Tricyclazole and Buprofezin, That are Also used in rice cultivation in India.

Export Inspection Council (EIC) testing has been made obligatory for Basmati exports to the EU, which led to a decrease Inside the Number of alerts.

“In consequence, Punjab imposed a ban on the sale of 9 chemical compounds, collectively with tricyclazole and buprofezin, Through the Kharif season 2020,” it added.

Efforts are additionally being made To Make constructive that The tactic for fixing Import Tolerance Limits (ITLs) for Tricyclazole and Buprofezin by the EU Isn’t delayed.

When requested about SEIS (Providers Exports from India Scheme), Wadhwan said when the department would make A mannequin new overseas commerce coverage, “what We now Want to do for services Shall be taken Beneath consideration based mostly on stakeholder suggestions and completely different inputs”.

Relevant schemes and meaconstructives Shall be there for the sector, he added.
Supply: Press Notion of India