Maharashtra, An Important Agri player in India

1. Maharashtra
A Important Agri player in India
Table of Contents
Economy.......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Agriculture....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra ........................................................................................................... 3
Growing Areas of principal crops ................................................................................................................ 4
Foodgrains and oilseeds.............................................................................................................................. 4
Horticulture ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Fruits ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Vegetables............................................................................................................................................... 7
Floriculture .............................................................................................................................................. 7
National Horticulture Mission ................................................................................................................. 7
India's Export of Agri and Horticulture Products from Maharashtra.......................................................... 8
Export Promotion Schemes......................................................................................................................... 9
Agri Business Promotion Facility (ABPF) ............................................................................................... 10
Agri Export Zone........................................................................................................................................ 10
Agri Export Zone of Maharashtra.......................................................................................................... 11

2. Economy
Maharashtra is the second largest state in India both in terms of population and geographical area (3.08
lakh sq. km.). The State has a population of 11.24 crore (Census 2011) which is 9.3 per cent of the total
population of India. The State is highly urbanised with 45.2 per cent people residing in urban areas. The
gross state domestic product (GSDP) at current prices for 2011-12 is estimated at 11, 99,548 crore and
contributes about 14.4 per cent of the GDP, the highest among all states. The GSDP has been growing at a
rapid pace over the last few years. Presently industrial and services sector both together contribute about
87.1 per cent of the State’s income. The agriculture & allied activities sector contributes 12.4 per cent to
the State’s income.
Maharashtra has always taken an initiative in adopting new technologies. The State has 240.69 lakh
hectares of land under cultivation and area under forest is 52.1 lakh hectares. Numbers of irrigation
projects are being implemented to improve irrigation. A watershed mission has been launched to ensure
that soil and water conservation measures are implemented speedily in the UN irrigated area.
Agriculture
Agriculture, including allied activities, accounted for 12.4 per cent of the GSDP at current prices in 201112 but its role in State’s economy is much wider as its share in total employment according to the 2001
census is as high as about 55 per cent. The declining share of agriculture and allied activities sector in the
GSDP is a normal phenomenon in development trajectory of an economy, but consistent agricultural
growth remains vital for employment, income and food security. During the XIth Five Year Plan (FYP), an
average growth of 4.3 per cent was achieved against the target of four percent. The growth target for
agriculture and allied activities sector in the XIIth FYP remains at four per cent, as in the XIth FYP.

3. Agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra

4. Growing Areas of principal crops
Foodgrains and oilseeds
There has been a decline in production of food grains due to low intensity and deficit monsoon, sowing of
major kharif crops in western Maharashtra and some parts of Aurangabad and Nasik divisions was delayed.
Low moisture conditions and erratic rainfall in September and October are expected to result in overall
reduction in production of foodgrains and sugarcane as compared to 2011-12.
Foodgrains and oilseeds production
Lakh MT
2011-12
2012-13
Crop
(Forecast)
(Tentative)
Cereals
104.19
82.55
Pulses
23.11
21.84
Total foodgrains
127.3
104.39
Oilseeds
44.92
51.86
Cotton
68.2
69.35
Sugarcane
894.56
596.89
Source : Maharashtra Economics Survey 2013
Production of cotton is in lakh bales(170 kgs each)

5. It’s been observed that Maharashtra having a significant share in production of food grains, oilseeds, cotton
and sugarcane i.e. 4.84, 2.26, 20.45 and 24.02 resp. The state has major area under jowar production
around 45 per cent of the total production are come from Maharashtra only. In Pulses, it stands for around
14 per cent of total India production. In case of Cash crops such as cotton and Sugarcane, Maharashtra
having significant share of 20.45 and 24.02 resp. Make it second largest producer of cotton in the country.
Production of principal crops of India vis-a-vis Maharashtra
Production in 000' MT
India
Maharashtra
Crop
2010-11
2011-12
2010-11
2011-12
Rice
95980
105311
2696
2841
Jowar
7003
6006
3452
2693
Bajra
10370
10276
1123
823
Maize
21726
21759
2602
2433
Ragi
2194
1929
117
138
Small
442
452
29
34
Wheat
86874
94882
2301
1313
Barley
1663
1619
1.3
1
Total Cereals
226252
242234
12321.3
10276
Gram
8221
7702
1300
815
Tur
2861
2654
976
871
Other Pulses
7159
6733
824
582
Total Pulses
18241
17089
3100
2268
Total Food grain
244493
259323
15421
12544
Ground- Nut
8265
6964
460
351
Sesamum seed
893
810
20
15
Rapeseed
8179
6604
3
4
Linseed
147
153
10
8
Castor seed
1350
2295
4
3
Total Oil seeds
18834
16826
497
381
Cotton
33000
35200
8500
7200
Sugarcane
342382
361037
81896
86733
Source : Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture
Production of cotton is in bales of 170kgs
% share in
2010-11
2.81
49.29
10.83
11.98
5.33
6.56
2.65
0.08
5.45
15.81
34.11
11.51
16.99
6.31
5.57
2.24
0.04
6.80
0.30
2.64
25.76
23.92
% share in
2011-12
2.70
44.84
8.01
11.18
7.15
7.52
1.38
0.06
4.24
10.58
32.82
8.64
13.27
4.84
5.04
1.85
0.06
5.23
0.13
2.26
20.45
24.02
Horticulture
During the recent past the state has emerged as one of the horticulture, states. The export of grapes, mango,
flowers and vegetables have shown increasing trend. This shows the impressive achievements of state in
the horticultural development. Many 100% Export Oriented Units have been established in the state mainly
in the field of floriculture, tissue culture, mushrooms etc. The well organized co-operative infrastructure of
Grape Growers Association has not only promoted the Viticulture in the state but also brought our state on
the world map. With such achievements the thrust of farmers for newer technology and crops is ever
increasing.

6. Products
Banana
Grapes
Mango
Pomegranate
Sapota
Papaya
Guava
Other Fruits
Citrus fruits
Mandarin(M. Orange
,Kinnow,Orange)
Lime/Lemon
Production of Fruits and Vegetables of Maharashtra vis-a-vis India
Production in 000' tonnes
India
Maharashtra
% share in
% share in
2011-12
2012-13
2011-12
2012-13
2011-12
2012-13
28455
24869
4315
3600
15.16
14.48
2221
2458
1810
2050
81.50
83.39
16196
17695
503
633
3.11
3.58
772
741
478
408
61.88
55.05
1426
1348
298
365
20.90
27.08
4457
5160
327
363
7.34
7.03
2510
2661
322
305
12.83
11.46
12464
13106
1217
1200
9.76
9.16
3128
2272
2729
2395
443
290
370
246
14.16
12.76
13.56
10.27
Sweet Orange(Malta ,
Mosambi)
1232
Other Citrus fruits
1290
Total Fruits
76424
Onion
17511
Tomato
18653
Brinjal
12634
Cabbage
8412
Okra
6259
Potato
41483
Cauliflower
7349
Beans
1151
Peas
3745
Others Vegetables
39128
Total Vegetables
156325
Source: National Horticulture board
3399
1138
77701
16309
17874
12973
8395
6361
44726
7827
1292
3942
39811
159511
535
0
10538
5638
1007
525
383
317
360
189
182
47
130
8778
245
0
9785
4660
1050
578
421
328
321
238
224
51
137
8008
43.43
0.00
13.79
32.20
5.40
4.16
4.55
5.06
0.87
2.57
15.81
1.26
0.33
5.62
7.21
0.00
12.59
28.57
5.87
4.46
5.01
5.16
0.72
3.04
17.33
1.29
0.34
5.02
Fruits
Maharashtra having share of around 13 per cent in India’s overall fruits production with maximum share in
Grapes (83%), Pomegranate (55%), Sapota (27%), Banana (14%) etc
Total area under fruit crops in the state 15.48 lakh ha. The soil and climatic conditions of Maharashtra are
very congenial for cultivation of different fruit crops. Therefore an ambitious programme namely
“Employment Guarantee Scheme linked Horticulture Development Programme” has been launched in
1990-91. Coverage under major fruit crops is as Mango-37.83%, Citrus-19.13%, Cashew-13%,
Pomogranate-6.92%, Sapota-5.06%, Custard Apple-2.77%, Guava-2.41% and other is 13.26%. Due to
massive plantation of fruit crops in the last decade production of horticultural produce in the state has
increased substantially.

7. Vegetables
Maharashtra contributes around 5% of production of vegetable in the country. The area under vegetable
crops is about 4.74 lakh ha. The total production is 80.08 lakh M.T. per year and the productivity is more
than 16.9 M.T. per hectare. Maharashtra is the largest producer of onion in the country covering an area
about 260 thousand ha with production of around 46.6 lakh M.T.
Floriculture
Maharashtra stands 5th in respect of area under floriculture in the country with approximately 22000 ha
under cultivation. The major flower crops grown in open fields are Roses, Chrysanthemum, Aster,
Tuberoses, Jasmine, Gaillardia, Marigold etc. These flowers are mainly grown in Pune, Nashik,
Ahmednagar, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Nanded etc. districts. Recently many private
companies and progressive farmers in the State have started export oriented cultivation of flower crops.
National Horticulture Mission
NHM was launched by the GoI in 2005-06 and is being implemented in 33 districts of the State. It is a
centrally sponsored scheme with 85:15 sharing pattern. To implement the scheme of NHM and National
Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), the GoM established Maharashtra State Horticulture & Medicinal Plants
Board (MSHMPB) in 2005. Since beginning upto January, 2013, the MSHMPB received grants of `
1,001.97 crore under NHM and ` 7.63 crore for NMPB and the expenditure incurred was ` 973.14 crore
and ` 7.35 crore under NHM and NMPB respectively upto January, 2013.
The achievements under NHM since inception, till January, 2013 include
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Establishment of 80 nurseries
Plantation of fruits, flowers, spices etc. on 5.07 lakh ha
Rejuvenation of old fruit crop plantation on about 0.98 lakh ha
Construction of 5,494 community tanks
Organic farming on 0.15 lakh ha
2,272 pack houses and infrastructure for post harvest management, etc.
Plantation of medicinal plants completed on 534.80 ha and the benefits given to
587 beneficiaries

8. India's Export of Agri and Horticulture Products from Maharashtra
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Maharashtra being a major player in India’s Agri production, also shown a significant role in
India's Export of Agri and Horticulture Products. It accounts for around 16 % of total India’s Agri
export.
Out of which Niger seeds (87%), Pulses (87%), Spirit & Beverages (50%), Fruits (56%),
Vegetables (41%), Spices (32%), Sugar (29%) and Cotton (28%) are the major products exported
from Maharashtra.
In terms of volume: Cotton, Spices, Oil Meals, Sugar and Fruits & Vegetables are the major
products exported from Maharashtra.
India's Export of Agri and Horticulture Products
2011-12
2012-13
Product
Qty
Value
Qty
Value
Cotton
2003581.00
21624.20
2056697.00
20276.51
Basmati Rice
3178235.00
15449.69
3459919.00
19409.39
Cashew
131782.00
4390.68
104092.00
4067.21
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid
14631.39
59.46
9191.51
29.84
Castor Oil
492628.33
4571.67
565994.07
4309.82
Coffee
278868.33
4534.80
254017.79
4711.07
Floriculture
365.32
423.45
Fresh Fruits
2557.15
3295.12
Fresh Vegetables
2904.33
3288.33
Fruits / Vegetable Seeds
15226.55
288.04
17168.00
347.72
Groundnut
832619.00
5246.45
535637.00
4065.36
Guargum
707326.00
16523.87
406323.00
21287.00
Misc Processed Items
3833.78
4962.66
Mollases
384125.00
204.33
342153.00
223.03
Niger Seeds
28225.08
117.27
17904.56
90.13
Non-Basmati Rice
3997734.00
8659.13
6688035.00
14448.81
Oil Meals
7406363.00
11796.46
6578173.00
16519.53
Other Cereals
4073694.00
5493.05
5441306.00
8180.61
Processed Fruits & Juices
1657.25
1968.77
Processed Vegetables
1059.93
1119.66
Pulses
174205.00
1065.84
201709.00
1280.00
Sesame Seeds
389154.49
2641.66
299482.29
2880.85
Shellac
4553.33
256.79
3603.66
401.74
Spices
935909.17
13220.45
1008862.09
15364.97
Spirit & Beverages
1494.37
1962.07
Sugar
2741372.00
8766.78
2794488.00
8576.63
Tea
292354.93
4078.60
268799.83
4718.79
Tobacco Manufactured
1106.99
1214.47
Tobacco Unmanufactured
197165.22
2899.46
230414.16
3815.76
Wheat
740747.00
1023.27
6514815.00
10529.00
Total
29020499.82 147891.07 37798784.96 183768.30
Source: DGCIS

9. India's Export of Agri and Horticulture Products through Maharashtra Ports
% share in total
2011-12
2012-13
India's export
Product
Qty
Value
Qty
Value
(2012-13)
Niger Seeds
8576.38
34.17
15635.62
78.70
87.31
Pulses
141725.00
868.41
175655.00
1116.78
87.25
Fresh Fruits
1073.35
1860.51
56.46
Spirit & Beverages
880.92
987.05
50.31
Fresh Vegetables
1184.29
1362.75
41.44
Misc Processed Items
1258.21
1625.85
32.76
Processed Fruits & Juices
475.36
626.30
31.81
Spices
271442.08
4228.94
332438.18
4873.00
31.72
Processed Vegetables
235.61
332.80
29.72
Sugar
1316325.00
4255.06
814456.00
2493.07
29.07
Cotton Raw Incld. Waste
624906.00
6746.48
570951.00
5607.53
27.66
Tobacco Manufactured
282.69
317.32
26.13
Sesame Seeds
94843.72
635.10
66591.55
624.52
21.68
Oil Meals
1708422.00
3194.09
1124364.00
3356.74
20.32
Other Cereals
691659.00
963.78
845575.00
1355.42
16.57
Mollases
83289.00
45.57
58421.00
36.90
16.54
Non Basmati rice
163923.00
369.18
741047.00
1746.44
12.09
Fruits / Vegetable Seeds
3064.04
29.55
2751.59
32.79
9.43
Groundnut
5657.00
349.62
42545.00
307.02
7.55
Tea
8584.90
156.77
9336.80
178.81
3.79
Castor Oil
21006.18
232.48
15859.20
142.31
3.30
Floricltr Products
8.86
12.56
2.97
Shellac
77.24
4.11
126.61
9.11
2.27
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid
19.68
0.10
106.83
0.58
1.95
Guergam Meal
7528.00
151.77
7669.00
303.28
1.42
Wheat
31038.00
42.06
33849.00
58.39
0.55
Cashew
321.00
10.42
383.00
11.90
0.29
Basmati rice
34732.00
147.75
8218.00
44.94
0.23
Coffee
335.23
8.93
412.82
7.74
0.16
Tobacco Unmanufactured
114.16
0.86
49.84
0.83
0.02
Total
5217588.60
27874.48
4866442.04
29511.94
16.06
Source: DGCIS
Export Promotion Schemes
MSAMB has the program to promote exports of fresh fruits, vegetables & flowers from
Maharashtra to the various countries of world with the help of farmers & their organizations. The
main products handled are grapes, mangoes, pomegranate, mandarin, banana, rice, mango pulp,
cashew nut, cut flowers (from polyhouse) etc.
Regular guidance to the farmers and their cooperative societies is given in terms of pre-harvest,
post-harvest, packaging, pre-cooling, cold storage and transportation. To boost the exports,
MSAMB also provides infrastructure facilities viz. Air Cargo handling at Pune and Vapour Heat
Treatment at Vashi, Navi Mumbai. MSAMB also establish a modern packhouse including pre-

10. cooling, cold storage and Ripening chamber facility for Alphanso Mangoes at Jamsande, TalDevgad (Sindhudurg), Ratnagiri and at Jalana for Kesar Mangoes while a modern onion export
facility was created at Indapur (Dist-Pune) with the help of APEDA, New Delhi. These facilities
can be useful for farmers/growers and expoters in the state. Trial exports are being conducted for
certain commodities by the MSAMB with the help of APEDA, New Delhi.
Following products can be made available from the farmers' co-operative societies for export as
well as for domestic marketing.
Fruits
Mango, Grape,
Pomegranate,
Mandarin, Banana,
Papaya, Fig,
Custard
Okra, Chilli, Small
Gourd, Drum sticks,
Bittergourd, French
Beans,Onion
Processed
Products
Vegetables
Mango Pulp
(Natural/
Sweetened),
Aseptic
Packaging,OTS
cans,Resins,
Cashew nuts.
Flowers
Cereals and others
Carnation, Gerbera, Maize, Rice, Red
Roses, Lilium
Dried Chilli,
Tamarind,
Turmeric, Jaggery
Agri Business Promotion Facility (ABPF)
Agricultural production and its marketing are interrelated activities and MACP addresses these
firstly by improving agricultural extension system (ATMA model), and secondly by providing
upgraded marketing infrastructure which will be made accessible by traditional as well as
alternative marketing channels. Besides these interventions, the competitiveness of the farmer will
be improved by capacity building. The sustainability of agriculture will improve because of all
these interventions. Considering the scope of further improving sustainability of agriculture, value
addition to agriculture produce is most important critical factor. Development of various business
activities either supporting agriculture or based on agriculture production will add to the income of
the farmers. It is therefore proposed to include the Agri-business Promotion Facility (ABPF) as a
Sub-Component under this Project.
Agri Export Zone
AEZ, sporadic efforts have been made in the past for promoting export of agricultural
produce/products from the country. Thus, on the one hand Research and Development has taken
place with little bearing on the development of a particular agricultural produce for the purpose of
export, on the other hand financial and fiscal incentives are being provided for exporting a
particular produce without actually addressing pre-harvesting and post-harvesting practices.

11. Agri Export Zone of Maharashtra
S
No
1
2
3
Product
State
District/Area
Grapes and Maharashtra Nasik, Sangli,
Grape Wine
Pune, Satara,
Ahmednagar
and Sholapur
Mangoes
Kesar
Mango
Date of
Date of
Date of
Approval Notification Signing of
MOU
27th Nov
2001
8th Feb
2002
7th Jan
2002
Maharashtra Districts of
Ratnagiri,
Sindhudurg,
Raigarh and
Thane
23rd Jan
2002
8th Mar
2002
12th Feb
2002
Maharashtra Districts of
Aurangabad,
Jalna, Beed,
Latur,
Ahmednagar
and Nasik
5th Mar
2002
31st Mar
2002
11th Apr
2002
4
Flowers
Maharashtra Pune, Nasik,
Kolhapur and
Sangli
5th Mar
2002
31st Mar
2002
10th Jun
2002
5
Onion
Maharashtra Districts of
Nasik,
18th Nov
Ahmednagar,
2002
Pune, Satara and
Solapur
15th Jan
2003
16th Jan
2003
14th May,
2003
9th June,
2003
6
7
8
Pomegranate Maharashtra Districts of
Solapur, Sangli,
Ahedabagar,
Pune, Nasik,
Osmanabad,
Latur
Banana
Oranges
5th May
2003
Maharashtra Jalgaon, Dhule,
Nandurbar,
24th
8th
Buldhana,
September, November,
Parbhani,
2004
2004
Hindoli, Nanded
and Wardha
Maharashtra Nagpur and
Amraoti
24th
8th
September, November,
2004
2004
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