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New Delhi 22-2-2006

An overview of Indian Agriculture(Production side)Comparative advantages: Second largest arable land in the world Diverse agro-climatic zones across the country, Round the year sunshinePotential to cultivate a vast range of agricultural productsLarge marketable surpluses and abundant raw ma

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New Delhi 22-2-2006

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    2. An overview of Indian Agriculture (Production side) Comparative advantages: Second largest arable land in the world Diverse agro-climatic zones across the country, Round the year sunshine Potential to cultivate a vast range of agricultural products Large marketable surpluses and abundant raw material for processing Vast pool of skilled manpower in research and extension These advantages being leveraged, for India to be a leading food supplier to the world.

    3. Area and production of Agricultural products (Production in million tonnes)

    4. 4 India is the front ranking producer of many perishable commodities

    5. 5 India rising high on food demand curve

    7. 7 Food processing still at a nascent stage Level of processing (Fruits & Vegetables) USA - 80 % France - 70 % Malaysia- 80 % Thailand- 30 % India - 1.3 %

    8. 8 Present Scenario in Value Chain Cost Build Up For One Kg. Basket Of Fruit

    9. 9 Domestic markets scenario Infrastructure for marketing of perishables Primary grading/ collection centers - non existent Warehousing and cold storage - inadequate Cold chain - non existent Quality certification system - non existent Transportation for perishables - non existent Rural markets - complete lack of infrastructure Wholesale markets - in government control, lack modern facilities Private / direct markets - not permitted Post harvest losses: 25 to 30 % in perishables

    10. 10 APMC Reforms - Status

    11. 11 AGMARKNET Market nodes connected - 2408 Markets reporting data – 1295 Good performing States – AP, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat States requiring Improvement – HP, Assam, Kerala, Uttaranchal, Bihar Jharkhand, Things to do: Posting data on daily basis Creating awareness on the information portal Suggest user-friendly formats for data dissemination Utilization of funds for market led extension

    12. 12 Rural Godown Scheme Storage capacity created – 158.68 lakh MTs Excellent performance Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana Poor off-take in Bihar, Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, etc Scope exists for more storage space near to farmers

    13. 13 Infrastructure Scheme

    14. 14 Venture Capital Scheme SFAC provides up to 26% of the project equity as Venture capital + PDF for detailed project reports Progress since July, 2005 38 projects funded involving 11.62 crores venture capital investment of 125.42 crores, direct employment for 3221 people and assured market to 26,650 families All States should make use of the scheme

    15. 15 Terminal market Hub-and-Spoke Format: Terminal Market (the hub) to be linked to number of collection centres (the spokes). Collection centres (Spokes) to be conveniently located at key production centres to allow easy access to farmers Provide state of art facilities for Electronic auction, Grading, washing and packing lines, Processing and exports, Banking Transport including reefer vans etc. Advisory on input, price and quality

    16. 16 Thanks

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