SHARE OF AGRO EXPORTS IN TOTAL EXPORTS IS 8%
The percentage share of agricultural
exports (excluding tea, marine, coffee, castor oil, cotton) in
India’s total exports for the period April-January 2002-03 is
8.35%.
Agricultural exports for the
last three years have been as below:
|
Year
|
Exports (Rs. Crore)
|
|
2000-01 (April-March)
|
16773.48
|
|
2001-02 (April-March)
|
18666.68
|
|
2002-03 (April-January)
|
17310.71
|
|
2001-02 (April-January)
|
14806.91
|
(Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata)
Inadequacy of infrastructure
specific agri-products such as lack of cold chain, quality testing
laboratories, post-harvest management, storage etc., have constrained
agro-exports. These are being addressed by the government through
a variety of schemes administered by its agencies. Target for
agro-exports is in the nature of projections based on past performance
and future expectations and the process is currently on.
