Agri Export Zones
Agri Export Zones
The concept of Agri Export Zone (AEZ) was introduced in 2001, through EXIM Policy 1997-2001, to take a comprehensive look at a particular produce/product located in a contiguous area for the purpose of developing and sourcing the raw materials, their processing/packaging, leading to final exports.
The concept hinged primarily on convergence of existing Central and State Government schemes to take care of financial interventions required at various stages of value chain; partnership among various stakeholders viz. Central Government, State Government, farmer, processor, exporter etc.; and focus on targeted products and areas to identify required policy interventions.
Measures to promote exports from Agri Export Zone
A. Financial Assistance
- Both Central as well as State Government and their agencies provide a variety of financial assistance to various agri export related activities.
- These extend from providing financial assistance for Training and Extension, R&D, Quality Upgradation, Infrastructure and Marketing etc.
- Central government Agencies like APEDA, NHB, Deptt. of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Agriculture provide assistance, a number of State Governments have also extended similar facilities.
- All these facilities are dovetailed and extended to promote agri exports from the proposed Zones in a coordinated manner.
- Some additional features like providing grants from Market Access Initiative fund.
B. Fiscal Incentives
- The benefits under Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme provided to service exporters in the Agri Export zones.
- Even service provided to ultimate exporters will be eligible for import of capital goods at a concessional duty for setting up of common facilities. They shall fulfil their export obligation through receipt of foreign exchange from ultimate exporters who shall make the payments from their EEFC account.
- Exporters of value added agri products will be eligible for sourcing duty free fuel for generation of power, provided the cost component of power in the ultimate product is 10% or more and the input-output norms are fixed by the advance licencing committee of the DGFT.
- In view of the power intensive nature of most of the value addition, almost all the exporters of value added agriculture produce will become eligible for such facility.
- Similarly, input-output norms can also be fixed for sourcing other inputs, like fertilizer, pesticides etc. duty free for cultivation purpose.
Benefits
- Strengthening of backward linkages with a market oriented approach.
- Product acceptability and its competitiveness abroad as well as in the domestic market.
- Value addition to basic agricultural produce.
- Bring down cost of production through economy of scale.
- Better price for agricultural produce.
- Improvement in product quality and packaging.
- Promote trade related research and development.
- Increase employment opportunities.
Notified Agri Export Zones
In all 60 Agri Export Zones (AEZ) were notified by the Government till 2004-05. No new AEZs have been set up after 2004. The list of notified Agri export zones are as follows.
|
State |
S. No. |
AEZ Project |
Districts
|
|
Assam (1)
|
01 |
Fresh & Processed Ginger |
Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Darrang, Nagaon, Morigaon, KarbiAnglong and North Cachar districts. |
|
Andhra Pradesh including Telangana (5)
|
02 |
Mango Pulp & Fresh Veg. |
Chittoor District. |
|
03 |
Mango and Grapes |
Districts of Ranga Reddy, Medak & parts Mahabobnagar districts. |
|
|
04 |
Mango |
Krisha District. |
|
|
05 |
Gherkins |
Districts of Mahboobnagar, Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal, Medak Ananthapur and Nalgonda. |
|
|
06 |
Chilli |
Guntur |
|
|
Bihar (1) |
07 |
Lychee, Vegetables & Honey |
Muzaffar-pur, Samastipur, Hajipur, Vaishali, East and West Champaran, Bhagalpur, Begulsarai, Khagaria, Sitamarhi, Saran and Gopalganj. |
|
Gujarat (3) |
08 |
Mango and Vegetables |
Districts of Ahmedabad, Khadia, Anand, Vadodra, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Bharuch and Narmada. |
|
09 |
Value Added Onion |
Districts of Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Amreli, Rajkot, Junagadh and Jamnagar. |
|
|
10 |
Sesame Seeds |
Districts of Amerali, Bhav-nagar, Surendra-nagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar |
|
|
11 |
Apples |
Districts of Shimla, Sirmour, Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Kinnaur. |
|
|
Karnataka (4) |
12 |
Gherkins |
Districts of Tumkur, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Hassan, Kolar, Chitradurga, Dharwad and Bagalkot. |
|
13 |
Rose Onion |
Bangalore Urban Bangalore (Rural), Kolar |
|
|
14 |
Flowers |
Bangalore(Urban) Bangalore(Rural), Kolar, Tumkur, Kodagu and Belgaum |
|
|
15 |
Vanilla |
Districts of Dakshin Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Shimoga, Kodagu, Chickamagalur. |
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir (2)
|
16 |
Apple |
Districts of Srinagar, Baramula, Anantnag, Kupwara, Badgaum and Pulwama. |
|
17 |
Walnuts |
Baramulla, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Kupwara and Srinagar., Jammu Region, Doda, Poonch, Udhampur, Rajouri and Kathua. |
|
|
Jharkhand (1) |
18 |
Vegetables |
Districts of Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Lohardaga. |
|
Kerala (2)
|
19 |
Horticulture Products |
Districts of Thrissur, Kollam, Ernakulam, Kottayaam, Alapp-uzha, Pathanum-thitta, Thiruvantha-puram, Idukki and Palakkod. |
|
20 |
Medicinal Plant |
Wayanad, Mallapuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kollam, Pathana-mittha, Thiruva-nanthapuram |
|
|
(5) |
21 |
Potatoes, Onion Garlic |
Malwa, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Dhar, Shajajpur, Ratlam, Neemuch and Mandsaur. |
|
22 |
Seed Spices |
Districts of Guna, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur and Neemuch. |
|
|
23 |
Wheat (Duram) |
Three distinct and contiguous zones :- Ujjain Zone comprising of Neemach, Ratlam, Mandsaur and Ujjain Indore Zone comprising of Indore, Dhar, Shajapur and Dewas Bhopal Division, comprising of Sehore, Vidisha, Raisen, Hoshangabad, Harda, Narsinghpur and Bhopal. |
|
|
24 |
Lentil and Grams |
Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Raisen, Narsinghpura, Chhindwara. |
|
|
25 |
Oranges |
Chhindwara, Hoshangabad. Betul. |
|
|
Maharashtra (8) |
26 |
Grape and Grape Wine |
Districts of Nasik, Sanghli, Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar and Sholapur. |
|
27 |
Mango (Alphonso) |
Districts of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigarh and Thane. |
|
|
28 |
Kesar Mango |
Districts of Aurangabad, Beed, Jalna, Ahmednagar and Latur. |
|
|
29 |
Flowers |
Pune, Nasik, Kolhapur and Sangli. |
|
|
30 |
Onions |
Districts of Nasik, Ahmednagar, Pune Satara, Jalgaon and Solapur. |
|
|
31 |
Pomegranate |
Districts of Solapur, Sangli, Ahmednagar, Pune Nasik, Latur, Osmanabad. |
|
|
32 |
Banana |
Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Buldhana, Wardha, Parbhani, Hindoli, Nanded. |
|
|
33 |
Oranges |
Nagpur and Amraoti. |
|
|
Orissa (1) |
34 |
Ginger and Turmeric |
Kandhamal District. |
|
Punjab (3)
|
35 |
Vegetables |
Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala, Sangrur, Ropar and Ludhiana. |
|
36 |
Potatoes |
SinghpuraZirakpur (Patiala) RampuraPhul, Muktsar, Ludhiana, Jullunder. |
|
|
37 |
Basmati Rice |
Districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Kapur-thala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahar) |
|
|
Rajasthan (2)
|
38 |
Coriander |
Kota, Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar& Chittoor |
|
39 |
Cumin |
Nagaur, Barmer, Jalore, Pali and Jodhpur |
|
|
Sikkim (2) |
40 |
Flowers (Orchids) & Cherry Pepper |
East Sikkim.
|
|
41 |
Ginger |
North, East, South & West Sikkim. |
|
|
Tripura (1) |
42 |
Organic Pineapple |
Kumarghat, Manu, Melaghar, Matabari and Kakraban Blocks. |
|
Tamil Nadu (4) |
43 |
Flower |
Dharmapuri. |
|
44 |
Flowers |
Nilgiri District. |
|
|
45 |
Mangoes |
Districts of Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli. |
|
|
46 |
Cashewnut |
Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Sivaganga. |
|
|
Uttar Pradesh (4) |
47 |
Potatoes |
Agra, Hathras, Farrukhabad, Kannoj, Meerut, Baghpat and Aligarh. |
|
48 |
Mangoes and Vegetables |
Lucknow, Unnao, Hardo, Sitapur and barabanki. |
|
|
49 |
Mangoes |
Saharanpur, Muzzfarnagar, Bijnaur, Meerut, Bhagpat and Bulandshahar. |
|
|
50 |
Basmati Rice |
Districts of Bareilly, Shahajahanpur, Pilibhit, Rampur, Badaun, Bijnor, Moradabad, J B Phulenagar, Saharanpur, Mujjafarnagar, Meerut, Bulandshahar, Ghaziabad. |
|
|
Uttarakhand (4)
|
51 |
Lychee |
Udhamsingh Nagar, Dehradun and Nainital . |
|
52 |
Flowers |
Districts of Dehradun and Pantnagar. |
|
|
53 |
Basmati Rice |
Districts of Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Dehradun and Haridwar. |
|
|
54 |
Medicinal & Aromatic Plants |
Districts of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Dehradun and Nainital. |
|
|
West Bengal (6) |
55 |
Lychee |
Districts of MurshidabadMalda, 24 Pargana (N) and 24 Pargana(s). |
|
56 |
Potatoes |
Districts of Hoogly, Burdwan, Midnapore (W) UdayNarayanpur and Howrah. |
|
|
57 |
Mango |
Malda and Murshidabad |
|
|
58 |
Vegetables |
Nadia, Murshidabad) and North 24 Parganas. |
|
|
59 |
Darjeeling Tea |
Darjeeling. |
|
|
60 |
Pineapple |
Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri. |
Source : Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Last Modified : 2/19/2020
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