Divisions
Export Products (Agriculture)

सं/No. 6/1/2023-EP(Agri-IV)

भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय /MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

वाणिज्य कर विभाग/DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Vanijya BhaVan, New Delhi Dated: 26’h February 2024

OFFICET MEMORANDUM

Subject: Regularly updating content on the Department of Commerce

(DoC) website -reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the OM F.No.K- 71078(78)/3/2023-77-Part(1) dated 23’d January 2024 received from Information and Communication Division regarding subject mentioned above. In this regard, the information in respect of this division is enclosed herewith.

This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Encl: As above

(संदीप वर्मा)/(Sandeep Verma)

अवर सचिव, भारत सरकार, /Under Secretary to the Go\it. of India
फ़ैक्स/Fax: 23039742
ईमेल/EmaiI :moc epagri1@nic.in

To,

                 Communication Division Department of Commerce

                 (Kind Attention: Shri Dheeraj Bhaskar, Under Secretary) Email: dheeraj.bhaskar@nic. in

 

Export Products (Agricuiture)
Functions of the Division

The mandate of EP (Agri) Division is to contribute towards formulating of Export Policy of agricultural products and also facilitating and promoting exports of agriculture & allied products (other than plantation crops – tea, coffee, rubber & spices and marine products). The Division also handles SPS (Sanitary & Phytosanitary) & TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade)The Division also handles the work related to the meetings of Inter-Ministerial Committee headed by Secretary (DFPD), the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) and the Committee of Ministers (CoM) which regularly meet to review the prices of essential commodities. Commerce Secretary is a member of both the committees.

The Division exercises administrative control over the following autonomous organizations:

  • Agricultural& Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
  • TobaccoBoard

In addition to the above, the Division also has an Export Promotion Council, i.e. Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC), under its purview.

Existing Officers in charge of the Division
  • Shri Rajesh Agrawal,  Secretary
  • Shri Abhimanyu Kumar : Deputy Secretary
  • Shri Mahender Kumar : Under Secretary, EP (Agri. II) Desk
  • Shri Sandeep Verma : Under Secretary, EP (Agri.I, IV) Desk
  • Seema Juneja: Under Secretary, EP (Agri) Desks
  • Shri Rajan Sharma : Deputy Director, EP (Agri. III, IV) Desk
  • Renu : Assistant Section Officer
  • Shri Mahesh Kumar : Assistant Section Officer
  • Madhulika Raj : Assistant Section Officer
Bilateral Trade Statistics

Export Statistics in respect of products handled by EP (Agri) Division, for the past five years, are as under:

Vaí ues in USD Million

S.No Commodity 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24(Apr- Dec)
1 RICE -BASMOTI 4,712.44 4,372.00 4,018.41 3,537.49 4,787.65 3,971.12
2 RICE(OTHER THANBASMOTI) 3,038.16 2,031.25 4,810.80 6,133.63 6,356.71 3,347.47
3 WHEAT 60.24 62.82 567.93 2,122.13 1,520.46 35.35
4 OTHER CEREALS 348.97 205.19 705.38 1,087.39 1,194.07 454.6
5 PULSES 259.35 213.67 265.57 359.41 661.41 454.48
6 TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED 570.3 530.38 517.54 570.4 822.23 822.59
7 TOBACCO MANUFACTURED 411.04 374.77 359.17 353.17 391.16 287.97
8 CASHEW 654.43 566.82 420.43 453.08 356.31 249.44
9 CASHEW NUT SHELL LÍQUID 3.87 3.25 2.66 4.36 14.02 7.01
10 SESAME SEEDS 538.96 525.57 425.64 407.15 425.91 390.08
11 NIGER SEEDS 13.64 14.91 21.58 8.3 10.21 4.27
12 GROUNDNUT 472.59 715.01 727.21 629.28 831.62 606.31
13 OTHF.R OIL. SEF.DS 131.57 61.79 61.24 68.92 69.95 30.84
14 VEGETABL.E OILS 106.79 170.09 604.12 221.01 438.29 265.69
15 OIL MEAt.S 1,508.6? 827.9 1,565.04 1,031.94 1,601.72 1,227.04
16 GIJERGAM MEAL 674.88 46’I .53 262.99 447.61 617.14 393.74
17 CAS POR OIL 888.78 894.36 91-/.24 1,175.50 1,265.64 771.4
18 SHELLAC 43.7 57.9 87.83 105.8 105.62 51.02
19 SUGAR “ 1,360.29 1,966.44 2,780.91 4,602.65 5,770.83 1,990.21
20 MOLLASES 83.79 72.97 178.75 217.92 256.84 114.36
21 FRUITS/VEGETABL E SEEDS 124.92 109.24 125.16 113.34 118.42 104.28
22 FRESH FRUITS 795.29 770.25 7ò8.51 077.22 864.62 591.14
23 FRESH VEGETABLES 812 651.68 723.97 815.26 926.43 771.77
24 PROCESSED VEGETABLES 293.96 311.71 424.7 412.29 508.97 453.57
25 PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES 639.65 646.83 695.56 778.3 900.62 696.33
26 CEREAL PREPARATIONS 551.72 548.29 636.97 652.49 752.66 622.07
27 COCOA PRODUCTS 192.69 180.1 149.78 153.68 154.54 131.69
28 MILLED PRODUCTS 151.86 151.56 207.13 305.49 289.02 119.65
29 MISC PROCESSED ITEMS 659.18 647.07 866.04 1,169. 05 1,421.64 1,215.58
30 ANIMAL CASINGS 68.27 56.1 56.23 63.54 40.87 36.76
31 BUFFALO MEAT 3,587.15 3,199.60 3,171.13 3,303.78 3,193.69 2,758.42
32 SHEEP/GOAT MEAT 124.65 92.62 44.64 60.11 67.93 55.61
33 OTHER MEAT 1.96 2.35 2.47 6.11 2.45 0.31
34 PROCESSED MEAT 2 2.17 1.71 1.55 1.59 2.37
35 DAIRY PRODUCTS 481.55 280.43 323.09 634.89 589.32 326.54
36 POULTRY PRODUCTS 98.15 81.04 58.7 71.04 134.04 129.88
37 FLORICLTR PRODUCTS 81.78 76.52 77.84 103.61 88.46 63.83
38 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 300.91 232.68 330.22 274.07 325.01 287.65
39 AYUSH AND HERBAL PRODUCTS 448.07 428.07 539.88 612.12 628.54 463.48
40 COTTON RAW INCLD. WASTE 2104.41 1057.34 1897.21 2816.24 781.43 626.29
AGRI & ALLIED PRODUCTS 27,397.61 23,655.07 30,430.41 36,761.32 39,296.04 24,932.21

Event Calendar for the next three / six months:

S.No. Date Events
APEDA
19th – 23rd February 2024 Gulfood 2024, Dubai , UAE
07th  -11 th March, 2024 The 38th Edition of Aahar – The International Food and Ho spitality Fair
12th – 16th March 2024 Natural Product Expo West, Anaheim, USA,
25th – 27th March International Food and Dr ink Event (IFE), London, Un ited Kingdo m

Press release:

S.NO. Date Press Releases
APEDA
1. 02nd Feb 2023 APEDA orqanizes Virtual-Buyer Seller Meet to harness export Opportunities in UAE for millets.
2. 22th Feb 2023 The Agricultural_and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) participates in 28th edition of Gulfood 2023.
3. 24th Feb 202a APEDA inks Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lulu Hypermarket for export promotion of millets in GCC countries.

Information including notable schemes / programmes etc:

Sr no Schemes/Programmes
The Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS)

    • is an export promotion scheme run by
    • APEDA. The scheme aims to facilitate the export of agri-preducts by providing
    assistance to exporters. It achieves its abjective through the following:

  • Understanding the several challenges faced by agri-exporters.
  • Acknowledging the need for assistance to successfully navigate through these
    challenges and achieve objectives of APEDA.
  • Financial assistance is provided in three broad areas, namely: Development of
    Export Infrastructure, Quality Development and Market Development.
Mandatory disclosures under RTI Act

Details of Doards, Councils etc. under the Division
Tobacco Board
Add: G.T. Road, Srinivasarao Thota, Guntur — 522 004 Andhra Pradesh, India +91 863-2358399, 2353499, 2327550, 2358531, 2327555, 2327554, 2327556, 91-863-2354232 (F)

Email: info@tobaccoboard.co.in

Website: tobaccoboard.com

CPIO: Dr. Sridhar Babu Addanki, I.A.S, Executive Director Email: ed@tobaccoboard.co.in

AA: Dr. Saswati Bose, General Manager

Email: saswatibose@apeda.gov.in

Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
Add: NCUI Building, 3 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi — 110 016 91-11-41486013, 20863919, 20867008, 20867007
Email: headq@apeda.gov.in

Website: apeda.gov. in

CPIO: Shri Saurav Agarwal — Assistant General Manager

Email: saurav@aped a.gov.in

AA: Dr. Saswati Bose, General Manager Email: saswatibose@apeda.gov.in

 

Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion Council

Add: 78/79, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai — 400021.Maharashtra, India

(+91022) 2202 3225 / 9295, (+91022) 2202 9236(F)

Email: info@iopepc.org Website: www.iopepc.org

 

Directory of Officers & Employees

Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Addl. Secretary

  • Tel: 2303 9360
  • Email: rajesh[dot]agrawaI[at]nic[dot]in
  • Room 302, Vanijya Bhawan

Shri Abhimanyu Kumar, Deputy Secretary

  • Tel: 2303 9576
  • Email: abhimanyu[dot]kumar[at]ias[dot]nic[dot]in
  • Room 123, Vanijya Bhawan

Shri Sandeep Verma, Under Secretary

  • EP(Agri.I, IV) Desk
  • Tel: 2303 9742
  • Email: moc epagri1[at]nic[dot]in
  • Desk E-1003

Ms. Seema Juneja, Under Secretary

  • EP(Agri) Desks
  • Tel:2303 9771
  • Email: moc epagri2[at]nic[dot]in
  • Desk E-1012

Shri Mahender Kumar, Under Secretary

  • EP(Agri.II) Desk
  • Tel:2303 9744
  • Email: moc epagri2[at]nic[dot]in
  • Desk E-1005

Shri Rajan Sharma, Deputy Director

  • EP(Agri. III) Desk
  • Tel:2303 9745
  • Email: moc epagri1[at]nic[dot]in
  • Desk: E-1062

Details of Public Information Officers

DESK ACPIO CPIO AA
EP (Agri. Il) Desk Sh. Mahender Kumar, Under Secretary Shri Abhimanyu Kumar, Deputy Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Addl. Secretary
EP (Agri. IV) Desk Sh. Sandeep Verma, Under Secretary ShFi Abhimanyr Kumar, Deputy Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Addl. Secretary
EP (Agri. I,VI) Ms. Seema Juneja, Under Secretary ShFl Abhimanyu Kumar, Deputy Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Addl. Secretary
EP (Agri. III,) Sh. Rajan Sharma, Deputy Director hFl Abhimanyu Kumar, Deputy Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Addl. Secretary