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Boost Agri Exports with AEZs
1. ARM 301
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS
COMMUNICATION (1+1)
AGRI EXPORT ZONES
Presented By…
Guhan.C, B.Sc.(Hons),Agri,
Id no : 2018033029,
JKKMCAS, Erode, TN.
2. AGRI EXPORT ZONES
• An Agri Export Zone or AEZ is a specific geographic region in a country
demarcated for setting up agriculture based processing industries,
mainly for export.
• In March 2001, Govt. Of India announced a policy of setting up of AEZ’s
across the country.
• Central Govt Sanctioned 60 AEZ’s comprising of about 40 agri
commodities.
• AEZ’s spread across 20 states in India.
3. Benefits…
• Better price for agricultural produce.
• Improvement in product quality and packaging.
• Promote trade related research and development.
• Increase employment opportunities.
• Value addition to basic agricultural produce.
4. Notified Agri Export Zones In Tamilnadu
• 60 Agri Export Zones (AEZ) were notified
by the Government till 2004-05.
• No new AEZs have been set up after 2004.
Tamilnadu Flower Dharmapuri.
Flowers Nilgiri District.
Mangoes Districts of Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar
and Tirunelveli.
Cashewnut Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Sivaganga.
5. Measures to promote exports from Agri Export
Zone
1. Financial Assistance :
• Both Central & State Government and their
agencies provide a variety of financial assistance to various agri
export related activities.
• Providing financial assistance for Training and Extension, R&D, Quality
Upgradation, Infrastructure and Marketing etc.
• Central government Agencies like APEDA, NHB, Deptt. of Food Processing
Industries, Ministry of Agriculture & a number of State Governments have
also extended similar facilities.
• Some additional features like providing grants from Market Access Initiative
fund.
6. 2. Fiscal Incentives
• Exporters of value added agri products will be eligible for sourcing duty free
fuel for generation of power.
• Power intensive nature of most of the value addition, almost all the exporters
of value added agriculture produce will become eligible for such facility.
• Input-output norms can also be fixed for sourcing other inputs, like fertilizer,
pesticides etc. duty free for cultivation purpose.
• Even service provided to ultimate exporters will be eligible for import of
capital goods at a concessional duty for setting up of common facilities.