Mr Gvind Hande, Advisor to Agri Export Maharashtra, outlines the broad objectives of Maharashtra’s agri export policy for the coming years.
ASSOCHAM’s virtual conference on Enhancing Maharashtra’s Agri Logistic Sector, held on March 3, 2022, was a success.
The panel of distinguished speakers, included Umesh Kamble, Founder and Director of Farm to Fork Solutions, Sandeep Pote, Managing Director of CB Logistics, Goverdhan Singh Rawat, Chief General Manager of NABARD, and Govind Hande, Advisor at Agri Export Maharashtra.
Mr Govind Hande, Advisor to Agri Export Maharashtra, outlines the broad objectives of Maharashtra’s agri export policy for the coming years.
Hande went on to explain the crops exported from India and how much of it is contributed by Maharashtra alone in 2020-2021. Following that, he presented the panel with the challenges encountered during export, including quality parameters, pesticide residue, food safety, quarantine regulation, traceability, and GI brand promotion.
Further Hande moved on to present the state government initiatives for the promotion of exports. Here are the different initiatives Hande explained at the conference:
- State level separate cell for agri export monitoring
- Traceability system for pesticide residue assurance for export
- Online farm registration for export
- Monitoring of pest and disease through hortsap system
- Training provided to farmers and field officers for export quality production
- Establishment of agri export facility center at each district
- Phytosanitary certification for export
- Focus on cluster development program for export
- Promotion of geographical indication and authorized users registration for export
In 2018, we saw revenue of 30 billion USD through agri export and based on this the aim for 2022 is to achieve 60 billion USD and to achieve the goal of 100 billion USD in 2025.