This document outlines Gujarat's Agro-Business Policy 2016-21 which aims to strengthen agriculture, infrastructure, food processing, and marketing to ensure higher farmer income and employment. The policy focuses on subsidies, skill enhancement, tax reimbursements, agri-clusters, and modernization. Its goals are to uplift farmers through centralized marketing, technological support, crop insurance, training and a farmer-friendly mobile app. The policy interacts with other state laws and its expected outcomes include increased investment, FDI in food processing, mega food parks and technology development to make Gujarat a global hub and double agricultural income.

1. BY: SHUBHAM, NISHA, KAIVALYA, SREJAL, TANISH
AND BHAVYESH.
POLICY PROJECT
GUJARAT
AGRO-BUSINESS
POLICY 2016-21
LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY | SEM VII NOVEMBER 2017

2. NISHA
INTRODUCTION
MAKING IN GUJARAT AND SELLING TO THE WORLD
TO ENSURE HIGHER INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
WILL PREVENT AGRICULTURAL WASTE
VARIOUS OTHER SCHEMES ARE TO BE IMPLEMENTED

3. SALIENT FEATURES
S U B S I D I E S
S K I L L E N H A N C E M E N T
R E I M B U R S E M E N T O F T A X E S ( G S T )
A G R I - C L U S T E R S
M O D E R N I Z A T I O N A N D A G R I C U L T U R A L M A R K E T I N G
TANISH KAKKAR

4. GOALS AND INDICATORS
U P L I F T M E N T O F F A R M E R
C E N T R A L I S E D M A R K E T I N G
T E C H N O L O G I C A L S U P P O R T
M I N I M U M S U P P O R T P R I C E
C R O P I N S U R A N C E
T R A I N I N G
E D U C A T I O N
F A R M E R F R I E N D L Y M O B I L E A P P
P R O P E R N U T R I T I O N
SREJAL

5. GOALS AND INDICATORS
F D I , F I I A N D C O R P O R A T E I N V E S T M E N T S I N
A G R O - B U S I N E S S .
D E V E L O P M E N T O F A G R I C U L T U R A L C L U S T E R A N D
R E V E N U E G E N E R A T E D B Y T H E M .
C H A N G E S I N P R O D U C T I O N A N D E X P O R T S .
M A R K E T I N G A N D V A L U E C H A I N .
SREJAL

6. STAKEHOLDERS
E N T R E P R E N E U R S
O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
G O V E R N M E N T D E P A R T M E N T S
F A R M E R S
C O N S U M E R S
BHAVYESH

7. INTERACTION WITH OTHER LAWS
T h e G u j a r a t A g r i c u l t u r a l P r o d u c e M a r k e t s A c t , 1 9 6 3
T h i s A c t c r e a t e s a p l a t f o r m f o r t h e t r a d e r s t o s e l l t h e i r
a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c e e i t h e r b o u g h t o r y i e l d e d b y t h e m a n d a l s o
r e g u l a t e s t h e m a r k e t f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c e i n t h e S t a t e
o f G u j a r a t .
T h e G u j a r a t A g r i c u l t u r a l C r e d i t ( P r o v i s i o n o f F a c i l i t i e s ) A c t ,
1 9 7 9
T h i s A c t l a y s d o w n h o w b a n k s c a n g i v e o u t l o a n s t o
a g r i c u l t u r i s t s , c o - o p e r a t i v e s o c i e t i e s a n d w h a t a l l a s s e t s c a n
t h e y t a k e u p a s s e c u r i t y o r m o r t g a g e a g a i n s t t h e l o a n a n d a l s o
h o w t o r e c o v e r t h e s a i d a m o u n t .
T h e S t a t e / U n i o n T e r r i t o r y A g r i c u l t u r a l P r o d u c e a n d L i v e s t o c k
M a r k e t i n g ( P r o m o t i o n F a c i l i t a t i o n ) A c t , 2 0 1 7
A l e g i s l a t i o n t h a t l a y s d o w n a s t r e n g t h e n i n g f r a m e w o r k f o r a n
A g r i c u l t u r a l P r o d u c e M a r k e t C o m m i t t e e , w h i c h w a s e s t a b l i s h e d
b y t h e S t a t e ’ s A g r i c u l t u r a l P r o d u c e M a r k e t A c t .
KAIVALYA

8. EVALUATION OF POLICY
INDICATORS
R A N K 2 I N N I T I A A Y O G R E P O R T O N F A R M E R - F R I E N D L Y
R E F O R M S A N D A G R I C U L T U R A L M A R K E T I N G R E P O R T .
F A L L I N E X P E N D I T U R E O N A G R I C U L T U R E A N D
I R R I G A T I O N .
I N V E S T O R I N T E N T I O N S I N A G R O - P R O C E S S I N G S E C T O R
D U R I N G V I B R A N T G U J A R A T S U M M I T
C O L D S T O R A G E C A P A C I T Y A N D M E G A F O O D P A R K S
G R O W I N G E X P O R T S
SHUBHAM SONI

9. PERFORMANCE GAPS
A B S E N C E O F I N D U S T R Y S T A K E H O L D E R S
C E I L I N G S O N C A P I T A L S U B S I D Y
I N C E N T I V E S T O R E T A I L N E T W O R K S
N E E D O F E N T R E P R E N E U R S D E V E L O P I N G
T E C H N O L O G Y
H A R N E S S I N G L O C A L K N O W - H O W
SHUBHAM SONI

10. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
G L O B A L F A R M E R S
I N C R E A S E I N I N V E S T M E N T S [ T O T U N E O F 1 5 K C R O R E ]
F D I I N F O O D P R O C E S S I N G A N D A G R O B U S I N E S S
T E R M I N A L M A R K E T S A N D M E G A F O O D P A R K S
T E C H N O L O G Y D E V E L O P M E N T
TANISH KAKKAR

11. M A K E I N G U J A R A T
S E L L T O T H E W O R L D
D O U B L E A G R I C U L T U R A L
I N C O M E
I N C R E A S E A G R I F O C U S E D
B U S I N E S S
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