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State agriculture policy aims to turn Goa into export hub.
May 09, 2022

Goa government on Friday notified the Agriculture Export Policy (AEP) for Goa with the broad objective of increasing farmers income and state share in national agri exports. The policy aims to promote Goa as an agri export hub of India, develop requisite export-oriented infrastructure, promote novel, indigenous, organic, ethnic, traditional and non-traditional agri products for exports.

Agriculture produce from Goa, like cashew, mancurad mango, Moira banana, alsando, korgut rice could form the export blanket of the state.

'Goa can become an export hub owing to the facility of Mormugao port and Dabolim airport,' the policy states

'All this can be achieved when efforts of farmers are coupled with development of necessary export infrastructure in the state,' it states.

The policy is expected to boost entrepreneurship development, diversify the export basket, and promote novel, indigenous, organic, ethnic, traditional and non-traditional agricultural products for export.

The policy recommendations are organised in two broad categories: strategic and operational.

Pre-harvest and post-harvest management are vital for maintaining quality of product. For this, the policy intends to put in place appropriate infrastructure and logistics support, like pack houses and cold chains, exit point infrastructure, processing infrastructure, testing labs, and refrigerated transport vehicles.

Special infrastructure, like vapor heat treatment, irradiation facilities, hot and cold water treatment facilities, dehydration, Individual Quick Frozen (IQF) technology, ripening chamber, etc, will also be developed for which involvement of private entrepreneurs and the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industries will be sought.

'Emphasis will be to attract private investments in export-oriented infrastructure at a larger scale. Involvement of the private sector since the initial planning of the infrastructure results in efficient infrastructure, which will boost agri export from the state,' the policy states.

The major products exported from Goa are alcoholic beverages, jaggery and confectionery, and cereals preparations, among others.

The export of Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) products from Goa, in 2016-17, was 17740.23MT valued at Rs 9,881.12 lakh. In 2017-18, the export was 13585.93MT valued at Rs 7,364.51 lakh.

'It is also recommended that marketing campaigns be created for individual fruits or products such as mancurad mango, cashew feni, and korgut rice. This activity would be for a sustained communication campaign in the form of a branding blitz across key targeted markets. This must utilise both digital and traditional media platforms,' the policy states.

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