Agri Export Zone of India

Under chapter 16 of Exim Policy 2001, a new concept of Agri Export Zone (AEZ) has been inserted by Govt. of India. APEDA has been nominated as the Nodal Agency to coordinate the efforts on the part of Central Govt. negotiations. This concept has been explained below :
1. The Concept of Agri Export Zone
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. The concept of agri export zone thus attempts to take a comprehensive look at a particular produce/product located in a contiguous area for the purpose of developing and sourcing the raw materials, their processing/packaging, leading to final exports. Thus, the entire effort is centred around the cluster approach of identifying the potential products, the geographical region in which these products are grown and adopting an end-to-end approach of integrating the entire process right from the stage of production till it reaches the market. There would also be a need to identify/enlist difficulties/ problems encountered at each stage. These difficulties could be procedural in nature or may relate to a particular quality standard. A package needs to be developed to suggest solutions to these problems and agency/agencies identified to implement these in a given time frame.

S No Product State District/Area Date of Approval Date of Notification Date of Signing of MOU More Details Contact Details 1. Pineapple West Bengal Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri 7th Sep 2001 8th Oct 2001 18th Sep 2001 2 Gherkins Karnataka Tumkur, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Hassan, Kolar, Chtradurga, Dharwad and Bagalkot 7th Sep 2001 8th Oct 2001 19th Sep 2001 3 Lychee Uttranchal Udhamsingh Nagar, Nainital and Dehradun 7th Sep 2001 8th Oct 2001 22nd Sep 2001 4 Vegetables Punjab Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala, Sangrur, Ropar & Ludhiana 11th Oct 2001 8th Mar 2002 29th Oct 2001 5 Potatoes Uttar Pradesh Agra, Hathras, Farrukhabad, Kannoj, Meerut, Aligarh and Bagpat 11th Oct 2001 8th Mar 2002 7th Nov 2001 6 Mangoes and Vegetables Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Unnao, Hardoi, Sitapur & Barabanki 11th Oct 2001 8th Mar 2002 7th Nov 2001 7 Potatoes Punjab Singhpura, Zirakpur (Patiala), Rampura Phul, Muktsar, Ludhiana, Jallandhar 27th Nov 2001 8th Mar 2002 20th Dec 2001 8 Mangoes Uttar Pradesh Sahranpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnaur, Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshar and Jyotifulenagar 27th Nov 2001 8th Mar 2002 21st Dec 2001 9 Grapes and Grape Wine Maharashtra Nasik, Sangli, Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar and Sholapur 27th Nov 2001 8th Feb 2002 7th Jan 2002 10 Mango Pulp & Fresh Vegetables Andhra Pradesh Chittor District 23rd Jan 2002 8th Mar 2002 28th Jan 2002 11 Pineapple Tripura Kumarghat, Manu, Melaghar, Matabari and Kakraban Blocks 23rd Jan 2002 8th Mar 2002 1st Feb 2002 12 Potatoes, Onion and Garlic Madhya Pradesh Malwa, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Dhar, Shajapur, Ratlam, Neemuch and Mandsaur 23rd Jan 2002 8th Mar 2002 11th Feb 2002 13 Mangoes Maharashtra Districts of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigarh and Thane 23rd Jan 2002 8th Mar 2002 12th Feb 2002 14 Apples Jammu & Kashmir Districts of Srinagar, Baramula, Anantnag, Kupwara, Badgaum and Pulwama 23rd Jan 2002 8th Mar 2002 18th Mar 2002 15 Flowers Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri 27th Nov 2001 8th Feb 2002 20th Mar 2002 16 Lychee West Bengal Districts of Murshidabad, Malda, 24 Pargana (N) and 24 Pargana (S) 5th Mar 2002 31st Mar 2002 23rd Mar 2002 17 Lychee Bihar Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Hajipur, Vaishali, East and West Champaran, Bhagalpur, Begulsarai, Khagaria, Sitamarhi, Sarannd Gopalganj 5th Mar 2002 31st Mar 2002 5th Apr 2002 18 Kesar Mango Maharashtra Districts of Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed, Latur, Ahmednagar and Nasik 5th Mar 2002 31st Mar 2002 11th Apr 2002 19 Walnut Jammu & Kashmir Kashmir Region – Baramulla, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Kupwara and Srinagar / Jammu Region - Doda, Poonch, Udhampur, Rajouri and Kathua 5th Mar 2002 31st Mar 2002 11th May 2002 20 Flowers Uttranchal Districts of Dehradun, Pantnagar 23rd Apr 2002 5th Jun 2002 30th May 2002 21 Mangoes & Vegetables Gujarat Districts of Ahmedabad, Khaida, Anand, Vadodra, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Bharuch and Narmada 23rd Apr 2002 5th Jun 2002 30th May 2002 22 Flowers Maharashtra Pune, Nasik, Kolhapur and Sangli 5th Mar 2002 31st Mar 2002 10th Jun 2002 23 Potatoes West Bengal Districts of Hoogly, Burdwan, Midnapore (W), Uday Narayanpur and Howrah 23rd Apr 2002 5th Jun 2002 18th Jun 2002 24 Rose Onion Karnataka Bangalore (Urban), Bangalore (Rural), Kolar 13th Jun 2002 1st Jul 2002 1st Jul 2002 25 Flowers Karnataka Bangalore (Urban), Bangalore (Rural), Kolar, Tumkur, Kodagu and Belgaum 13th Jun 2002 1st Jul 2002 1st Jul 2002 26 Mango & Grapes Andhra Pradesh Districts of Ranga Reddy, Medak & Parts of Mahaboobnagar Districts 23rd Apr 2002 5th Jun 2002 29th Jul 2002 27 Flowers (Orchids) & Cherry Pepper Sikkim East Sikkim 13th Jun 2002 1st Jul 2002 26th Aug 2002 28 Ginger Sikkim North, East, South & West Sikkim 13th Jun 2002 1st Jul 2002 26th Aug 2002 29 Apples Himachal Pradesh Shimla, Sirmour, Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Kinnaur 28th Aug 2002 13th Sep 2002 17th Sep 2002 30 Basmati Rice Punjab Districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahar 28th Aug 2002 13th Sep 2002 17th Sep 2002 31 Mangoes Andhra Pradesh Krishna District 28th Aug 2002 13th Sep 2002 27th Sep 2002 32 Flowers Tamilnadu Nilgiri District 28th Aug 2002 13th Sep 2002 6th Feb 2003 33 Onion Maharashtra Districts of Nasik, Ahmednagar, Pune, Satara and Solapur 18th Nov 2002 15th Jan 2003 16th Jan 2003 34 Ginger and Turmeric Orissa Kandhamal District 18th Nov 2002 15th Jan 2003 10th Jan 2003 35 Vegetables Jharkhand Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Lohardaga 18th Nov 2002 15th Jan 2003 15th Feb 2003 36 Seed Spices Madhya Pradesh Guna, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur and Neemuch 18th Nov 2002 15th Jan 2003 28th Nov 2002 37 Basmati Rice Uttaranchal Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Dehradun and Haridwar 18th Nov 2002 15th Jan 2003 24th Jan 2003 38 Mangoes West Bengal Malda and Murshidabad 18th Nov 2002 15th Jan 2003 16th Dec 2002 39 Vegetables West Bengal Nadia, Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas 18th Nov 2002 15th Jan 2003 16th Dec 2002 40 Mangoes Tamil Nadu Districts of Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli 18th Nov 2002 15th Jan 2003 6th Feb 2003 41 Wheat Madhya Pradesh Three distinct and contiguous zones:- Ujjain Zone comprising of Neemach, Ratlam, Mandsaur and Ujjain / Indore Zone comprising of Indore, Dhar, Shajapur and Dewas / Bhopal Division, comprising of Sehore, Vidisha, Raisen, Hoshangabad, Harda, Narsinghpur and Bhopal 28th Aug 2002 15th Jan 2003 16th Jan 2003 42 Horticulture Products Kerala Districts of Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayaam, Alappuzha, Pathanumthitta, Kollam, Thiruvanthapuram, Idukki and Palakkod 3rd Feb 2003 28th Feb 2003 5th Mar 2003 43 Fresh & Processed Ginger Assam Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Darrang, Nagaon, Morigaon, Karbi Anglong and North Cachar districts 3rd Feb 2003 28th Feb 2003 4th Apr 2003 44 Basmati Rice Uttar Pradesh Districts of Bareilly, Shahajahanpur, Pilibhit, Rampur, Badaun, Bijnor, Moradabad, J B Phulenagar, Saharanpur, Mujjafarnagar, Meerut, Bulandshahar, Ghaziabad 3rd Feb 2003 28th Feb 2003 11th Mar 2003 45 Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Uttranchal Districts of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Dehradun and Nainital 3rd Feb 2003 28th Feb 2003 26th Mar 2003 46 Dehydrated Onion Gujarat Districts of Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Amreli, Rajkot, Junagadh and Jamnagar. 5th May 2003 14th May, 2003 10th June, 2003 47 Gherkins Andhra Pradesh Districts of Mahboobnagar, Rangareddy, Medak, Karinagar, Warangal, Ananthpur and Nalgonda 5th May 2003 14th May, 2003 12th May, 2003 48 Pomegranate Maharashtra Districts of Solapur, Sangli, Ahedabagar, Pune, Nasik, Osmanabad, Latur 5th May 2003 14th May, 2003 9th June, 2003 49 Banana Maharashtra Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Buldhana, Parbhani, Hindoli, Nanded and Wardha 24th September, 2004 8th November, 2004 - 50 Oranges Maharashtra Nagpur and Amraoti 24th September, 2004 8th November, 2004 - 51 Lentil and Grams Madhya Pradesh Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Raisen, Narsinghpura, Chhindwara 24th September, 2004 8th November, 2004 - 52 Oranges Madhya Pradesh Chhindwara, Hoshangabad, Betul 24th September, 2004 8th November, 2004 - 53 Cashewnut Tamil Nadu Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Sivaganga 24th September, 2004 8th November, 2004 - 54 Sesame Seeds Gujarat Amerali, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar 24th September, 2004 8th November, 2004 13th January, 2005 55 Vanilla Karnataka Districts of Dakshin Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Shimoga, Kodagu, Chickamagalur 24th September, 2004 14th January, 2005 - 56 Darjeeling Tea West Bengal Darjeeling 24th September, 2004 - - 57 Coriander Rajasthan Kota, Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar & Chittoor 24th September, 2004 - - 58 Cumin Rajasthan Nagaur, Barmer, Jalore, Pali and Jodhpur 24th September, 2004 - - 59 Medicinal Plant Kerala Wayanad, Mallapuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamittha, Thiruvananthapuram 24th September, 2004 14th January, 2005 1st January, 2005 60 Chilli Andhra Pradesh Guntur 24th September, 2004 14th January, 2005 29th December, 2005