AGRI EXPORT ZONES.

AGRI EXPORT ZONES

With the primary objective of boosting agricultural exports from India, in March 2001, Government of India announced a policy of setting up of Agri Export Zones (AEZs) across the country. The Central Government has sanctioned 60 AEZs comprising about 40 agricultural commodities .AEZs is spread across 20 states in the country.
Objectives :
The objective of setting up AEZs is to converge the efforts made, hitherto, by various central and state government departments for increasing exports of agricultural commodities from India. The AEZ takes a comprehensive view of a particular produce/ product located in a geographically contiguous area for the purpose of developing and sourcing raw materials, their processing/packaging, and leading to final exports.
The major components of this comprehensive concept are :
Cluster approach of identifying the potential products and geographical region in which these products are grown. Adopting an end-to-end approach of integrating the entire process, right from the stage of production till it reaches the consumption stage. Integration of the activities of various agencies connected with the department of the product.
The emphasis in all the Agri Export Zones is on convergence. Thus, the objective is to utilize the ongoing schemes of various Central and State Government Agencies in a co-ordinate manner to cover the entire value chain from farm to the consumer. In all the projects, necessary commitments have been given by the State Governments and the Central Government Agencies have also agreed to the project in principle. Detailed scheduling of each action point has been worked out.
The concept of Agri Export Zone attempts to take a comprehensive look at a particular produce/products located in a contiguous area for the purpose of developing and sourcing the raw materials, their processing/packaging, leading to final exports. Thus, the entire effort is centered around a cluster approach of identifying the potential products, the geographical region in which these are grown and adopting an end to end approach of integrating the entire process, right from the stage of production till it reaches the market.
The anticipated benefit to accrue as a consequence of setting up of such zones are as follows : 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.
The state-wise detail of 60 AEZs Sanctioned are outlined below:

STATES	FOCUS PRODUCTS	GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
Andhra Pradesh	Mango Pulp & Fresh Vegetables	Chittor
	Mango & Grape	Ranga Reddy, Medak and Mahaboobnagar
	Mango	Krishna District
	Gherkins	Mahboobnagar, Rangareddy, Medak, Karinagar, Warangal, Ananthpur and Nalgonda
	Chilli	Guntur
Assam	Fresh and Processed Ginger	Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Darrang, Nagaon, Morigaon, Karbi Anglong and North Cachar
Bihar	Lychee, Vegetables and Honey	Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Hajipur, Vaishali, East and WestChamparan, Bhagalpur, Begulsarai, Khagaria, Sitamarhi, Saran and Gopalganj
Gujarat	Mango & Vegetables	Ahmedabad, Khaida, Anand, Vadodra, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Bharuch and Narmada
	Dehydrated Onion and Garlic	Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Amreli, Rajkot, Junagadh and Jamnagar.
	Sesame Seeds	Amerali, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Rajkot and Jamnagar
Himachal Pradesh	Apple	Kinnaur, Shimla, Sirmor, Kulu, Mandi and Chamba
Jammu & Kashmir	Apple	Srinagar, baramula, Anantnag, Kupwara, Badguam and Pulwana
Jammu & Kashmir	Walnut	Baramulla, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Kupwara and Srinagar, Doda, Poonch, Udhampur, Rajouri and Kathua
Jharkhand	Vegetable	Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Lohardaga
Karnataka	Gherkin	Tumkur, Bangalore (Urban), Bangalore (Rural) Hassan, Kolar, Chitradurga, Dhrawad and Bagalkot
	Rose Onion	Bangalore (Urban) , Bangalore (Rural) , Kolar
	Flowers	Bangalore (Urban),Bangalore (Rural) , Kolar, Tumkur, Kodagu and Belgaum
	Vanilla	Dakshin Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Shimoga, Kodagu, and Chickamagalur
Kerala	Horticultural Products	Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanumthitta, Kollam, Thiruvananthpuram, Idukki and Pallakod
Kerala	Medicinal Plants	Wayanad, Mallapuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamittha and Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh	Potatoes, Onion and Garlic	Malwa, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Dhar, Shajapur, Ratlam, Nimach and Mandsaur
	Seed spices	Guna, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur andNeemuch
	Wheat	UjjainNeemuch, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Indore, Dhar, Shajapur, Dewas, Bhopal, Shehore, Vidisha, raisen, Hoshangabad, Harda and Narsinghpur
	Orange	Chhindwara, Hoshangabad and Betu
	Lentils & Grams	Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Raisen, Narsinghpura and Chhindwara
Maharashtra	Grapes and Grapewine	Nasik, Sangli, Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar and Sholapur
	Alphonso Mango	Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigarh and Thane
	Kesar Mango	Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed, Latur, Ahmednagar and Nasik
	Flowers	Pune, Nasik, Kolhapur and Sangli
	Onions	Nasik, Ahmednagar, Pune, Satara and Solapur
	Pomegranate	Solapur, Sangli, Ahedabagar, Pune, Nasik, Osmanabad, Latur
	Banana	Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Buldhana, Parbhani, Hindoli, Nanded and Wardha
	Oranges	Nagpur and Amraoti
Orissa	Ginger and Turmeric	Kandhamal
Punjab	Vegetables	Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala, Sangrur, Ropar and Ludhiana
	Potatoes	Singhpura, Zirakpur (Patiala) , Rampura Phul, Muktsar, Ludhiana, Jallandhar
	Basmati Rice	Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr
Rajasthan	Coriander	Kota, Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar and Chittoor
Rajasthan	Cumin	Nagaur, Barmer, Jalore, Pali and Jodhpur
Sikkim	Flowers (Orchids) & Cherry Pepper	East Sikkim
Sikkim	Ginger	North, East, South & West Sikkim
Tamil Nadu	Cashewnuts	Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Sivaganga
	Flowers	Dharampuri
	Flowers	Nilgiri
	Mangoes	Madhurai, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli
Tripura	Organic Pineapple	Kumarghat, Manu, Melaghar, Matabari and Kakraban Blocks
UttarPradesh	Potatoes	Agra, Hathras, Farrukhabad, Kannoj, Merrut, aligarh and Bagpat
	Mangoes and Vegetables	Lucknow, Unnao, Hardoi, Sitapur and Barabanki
	Mangoes	Saharanpur, Muzzafarnagar, Bijnaur, Merrut, Bhagpat and Bulandshahar
	Basmati Rice	Bareilly, Shahajahanpur, Pilibhit, Rampur, Badaun, bijnor, Moradabad, J B Phulenagar, Saharanpur, ujjafarnagar, Merrut, Bulandsahar, Ghaziabad
Uttranchal	Lychee	Udhamsingh Nagar, Nainital and Dehradun
	Flowers	Dehradun and Pantnagar
	Basmati rice	Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Dehradun and Haridwar
	Medicinal & Aromatic Plants	Uttarkashi, Chamoli.Pithoragarh, Dehradun and Nainital
West Bengal	West Bengal	Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri
	Lychee	Murshidabad, Malda, 24 Pargana s(N) and 24 Parganas (S)
	Potatoes	Hoogly, Burdwan, Midnapore (W), Uday Narayanpur and Howrah
	Mangoes	Malda and Murshidabad
	Vegetable	Nadia, Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas
	Darjeeling Tea	Darjeeling

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