TMI BlogAPEDA’s financial assistance schemes boosts 47.3% surge in India’s fruit and vegetable exportsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... APEDA’s financial assistance schemes boosts 47.3% surge in India’s fruit and vegetable exports X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 22 to 2025-26) in following three broad areas: Scheme for infrastructure Development - Financial assistance for setting up of packhouse facilities with packing / grading lines, pre-cooling unit with cold storage and refrigerated transportation etc., cable system for handling of crops like banana, pre-shipment treatment facilities such as irradiation, vapor heat treatment, hot water dip treatment and common infrastructure facilities, reefer vans and missing gap in the existing infrastructure of individual exporters. Scheme for Quality Development - Financial assistance for purchase of laboratory testing equipment, installation of quality management system, handheld devices for capturing farm level coordinates for traceability and testing o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f water, soil, residues and pesticides etc. Scheme for Market Promotion - The assistance covers participation of exporters in international trade fairs, organizing buyer seller meets and developing packaging standards for new products and upgrading the existing packaging standards. The details of financial assistance guidelines are available at APEDA Website www.apeda.gov.in under the "Scheme" tab. As a result of these initiatives, there has been a growth of 47.3%, in the volume of exports of fruits and vegetables between the period 2019-20 to 2023-24. Export data of fruits and vegetables in last five years Country: All Product: Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Value In USD Million Qty In Thousand MT Products 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 022-23 2023-24 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Fresh Fruits & Vegetables 1,282.43 1,342.13 1,527.63 1,635.95 1,814.58 2,659.48 3,148.08 3,376.25 4,335.68 3,911.95 Source: DGCIS Growth in terms of Volume in the last five years =47.30% Growth in terms of Value in the last five years= 41.50 % The Government maintains the record of total exports of fruits and vegetables from India. The export figures of States are compiled on the basis of the State-of-Origin code reported by the exporters in the shipping bills. Thus, the state wise data of exports of Fruits and vegetables is not available as the same is not validated by DGCI&S. However, the major states producing Fruits and vegetables are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Prade ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka. India's Export of Mango and Onion to World (By Variety) Product Variety USD Million Qty in MT 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Mango Other Mangoes 0.00 25.42 23.48 33.26 36.18 0.00 15795.09 17448.90 17257.28 23786.16 Kesar 0.00 2.92 6.91 4.97 11.25 0.00 983.73 2319.08 1749.97 3787.01 Alphonso (Hapus) 0.00 6.08 10.09 7.84 8.68 0.00 3195.86 5994.86 2829.76 2673.39 Banganapalli 0.00 1.46 3.01 2.00 3.20 0.00 830.55 1674.04 856.91 1081.68 Chausa 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.24 0.00 40.98 25.64 19.72 488.26 Langda 0.00 0.08 0.16 0.12 0. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 19 0.00 48.99 122.16 70.02 81.94 Dasheri 0.00 0.09 0.11 0.06 0.17 0.00 49.50 75.92 34.70 75.54 Totapuri 0.00 0.07 0.17 0.20 0.16 0.00 47.47 151.01 116.60 91.95 Mallika 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.06 0.07 0.00 41.40 61.16 28.81 38.17 Mangoes , Fresh/Dried, 56.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 49658.68 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total Mangoes 56.11 36.20 44.07 48.54 60.14 49658.68 21033.57 27872.77 22963.77 32104.10 Onion Other Onions Fresh of Chilled 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 434.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1606683.97 Rose Onions Fresh of Chilled 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 38.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 110755.38 Onions, Fresh/Chilled 324.20 378.49 460.56 561.38 0.00 1149896.84 1578016.57 1537496.85 2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 525258.35 0.00 Total Onions 324.20 378.49 460.56 561.38 473.72 1149896.84 1578016.57 1537496.85 2525258.35 1717439.35 Source: DGCIS Note :- ITC HS Code with (*) mark of the Commodity is either dropped or re-allocated In FY 2023-24, India's exports of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables reached 123 countries. In the last 3 years, Indian fresh produce entered 17 new markets, some of which are Brazil, Georgia, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Czech Republic, Uganda, Ghana etc. This has been achieved through a host of measures such as participation in international trade fairs, actively pursuing market access negotiations, organizing buyer seller meets etc. Department of Commerce is working in close coordination with the MoA&FW in prioritizing ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... agriculture products for market access negotiations to reach new markets. As a result, India has achieved new market access in following commodities in the last three years: * Indian Potatoes and Onions in Serbia * Baby corn and fresh banana in Canada * Pomegranate arils in Australia, USA, Serbia, and New Zealand * Whole pomegranates in Australia via Irradiation treatment The barriers in accessing new markets differ from product to product and are dynamic in nature. Some of the major barriers in accessing new markets for fruits & vegetables are: * Long geographic distance from India raising the costs of logistics. * Delay in grant of market access by importing countries for certain products. * Stringent Phyto-sanitary requir ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ements imposed by some importing countries. * Delay in registration of enterprises in certain countries. To address the above issues, various steps are being taken by the Department of Commerce: * For expand market access to our products, MoA&FW & APEDA have identified key products and key countries for intensifying market access negotiations. * Development of Sea protocols for horticulture products to reduce logistic expenses and to enable larger volume of exports. * Regular follow up with the counterpart authorities of importing countries with support of our Missions abroad for registration of facilities and market access negotiations. * For meeting stringent Phyto-sanitary requirements, setting up of traceability system and a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... system of farmer and facility registration. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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