Astha JainAIR 9 · CSE 2025 · 233 wordsTheir whole copy
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India aims to export around $1 trillion of agri-produce by 2030, currently India is around $400 bn. Why exports weak -
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- a) 2nd largest in wheat & rice after China
- b) 2nd in fruits & vegetables → 1st in mango, papaya etc
- c) 2nd in sugarcane after Brazil, 7th in coffee
- d) Leading in spices etc.
- e) Largest producer of pulses (23%)
- f) Milk production → 25% of world
- g) Fisheries → 3rd largest producer, 4th in export
- h) Poultry & animal husbandry → also leads
Why exports weak -
(1) MSP leading to inflated prices → less competitive in international market
(2) Less market exploration → exports concentrated to Europe, US
(3) Few crops dominate export market → rice largest shares > fisheries & meat.
(4) Quality issues eg Europe phytosanitary measures
(5) Poor branding → eg make in India brand not competitive
(6) Lack of food processing → only 2% meat, 23% milk
(7) Productivity issues → HYV not in pulses, oilseeds etc
(8) Tech. adoption low eg farm mechanisation 40%, US → 60%.
(9) Small landholding → 1.08 hectares → less productivity & scaling
(10) Competition from west eg New Zealand
Suggestions
- Learning from best practices: → a) Australia & New Zealand in milk productn → b) US in corn productn → c) Israel in water management
- R&D support → only 0.6% of agri GDP spent on R&D
- Explore new markets eg Egypt food grain needs, Latin America
- Quality checks → follow Codex Alimentarius of FAO
- Labs for testing & packing
- Branding → role of APEDA/MPEDA
- Credit to farmers for enhancing mechanisation, yield → NABARD
- Promote FPOs & cooperatives for scaling
- Innovation (eg AgriSURE scheme for agri Startups
- Food processing → Kisan Sampada
- Crop diversification (eg OP. TOPS.
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