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î Introduction
î Objectives of AEZ
î Components of AEZ concept
î Present status
î Various AEZ͛s
î Benefits
î References
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A specific geographic region in a country demarcated
for setting up agri based processing industries, mainly
for export.
The term is widely used mainly in India.
Concept of AEZ inserted by GOI under chapter 16 of
EXIM Policy 2001.
APEDA has been nominated as the nodal agency to
coordinate the efforts on the part of central Govt.
negotiations.
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î To cope up with fast changing international trade
environment.
î To provide remunerative returns to the farming
community in a sustained manner.
î To provide improved access to the produce/
products of the Agriculture and Allied sectors in
the international market.
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The major components of this comprehensive concept
are
î cluster approach of identifying the potential
products and geographical region in which these
products are grown
î adopting an end-to-end approach of integrating
the entire process, right from the stage of production
till it reaches the consumption stage
î Integration of the activities of various agencies
connected with the department of the product
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î 60 AEZs spread over 20 states
î 1st AEZ notified in 2001
î Last in December 2005(Gunture, A.P for chilli)
î Total investment over 4 yrs.- Rs.811 crores
î Exports over 4 yrs.- Rs. 5110 crores
î Maharashtra managed to invest Rs.168 crore for
flowers, Rs.110 crore for Grapes AEZ
î Karnataka invested Rs.87 crore for gherkins AEZ
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î The country͛s farm product export in value terms has
surged to over Rs.80,600 crore in the last three years,
i.e 2006-09.
î Food grains, oil meals and fruits and vegetables
witnessing maximum demand overseas.
î India͛s agri-export turnover expected to double in
the next five years, according to APEDA,
î US $ 9 billion to nearly US $ 18 billion by 2014.
î At present, around 70 percent of the country͛s
agricultural and processed food exports are to
developing countries in the Middle East, Asia, Africa
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1 Maharashtra Grape & grape wine, mango, flowers,
onion, pomegranate, banana, oranges,
2 West Bengal Pineapple, lychee, potato, mangoes,
vegetables, darjeeling tea,
3 Madhya Pradesh Potato, onion, garlic, seed spices,
wheat, lentil & grams, oranges,
4 Uttaranchal Lychee, flowers, basmati rice,
medicinal & aromatic plants,
5 Uttar Pradesh Potato, mangoes & vegetables,
basmati rice,
6 Andhra Pradesh Mango pulp, fresh vegetables, mango,
grapes, gherkins, chilli 9
7 Karnataka Gherkins, rose, onion, flowers, vanilla
8 Tamil Nadu Flowers, mangoes, cashew nut,
9 Gujarat Mango, vegetables, dehydrated onion,
sesame seeds,
10 Punjab Vegetables, potato, basmati rice,
11 Rajasthan Coriander, cumin
12 Jammu & Kashmir Apple, walnut,
13 Sikkim Flowers, ginger, cherry pepper,
14 Kerala Horticulture products, medicinal plant
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15 Himachal Pradesh apples
16 Bihar Lychee,
17 Jharkhand Vegetable,
18 Assam Fresh & processed ginger
19 Tripura pineapple
20 Orissa Ginger & turmeric,
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î Strengthening of backward linkages with a market
oriented approach.
î Product acceptability and its competitiveness abroad
as well as in the domestic market.
î Value addition to basic agricultural produce.
î Bring down cost of production through economy of
scale.
î Better price for agricultural produce.
î Improvement in product quality and packaging.
î Promote trade related research and development.
î Increase employment
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î Pratiyogita Darpan- Indian Economy 2009
AEZ- page:194
î www.apeda.com
î www.cab.org.in ʹ knowledge bank (AEZ)
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