e: 10pt; font-family: Arial">14. AGRI EXPORT ZONE FOR APPLES IN JAMMU & KASHMIR

· This project involves a total investment of Rs. 85.35 crores out of which Rs. 27.65 crores will come from the Central Government agencies and the Rs 57.70 Crs from the private sector .

· Cumulative Incremental export would be Rs. 292.74 crores in the 5th year.

· This project is to benefit around 2000 farmers and will entail modernization of existing fruit nurseries, manpower and logistics support for training and extension services, organizing infrastructure required for transportation, storage and distribution and setting up of a leaf/tissue analysis laboratory.

Present Status:

· 3. Status of Agri Export Zones

4. Notification relating to Agri Export Zone

1. Introduction -

The Government of India (GOI) had announced the creation of Agri Export Zone (AEZ) in the EXIM POLICY 2001-02 with the objective of promoting greater exports of fresh and processed agricultural produce from the country The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Commerce, GoI, through APEDA (the Agriculture and Processed Food Export Development Authority), New Delhi – the nodal agency for AEZ.( http://www.apeda.com/)

Under AEZ all aspects of agriculture such as production, research, development, extension, post harvest management and marketing are addressed in a focused manner for successful implementation. For instance, modern production practices are introduced for production of exportable quality produce and improved productivity. Similarly there is an emphasis on setting up of appropriate produce-specific post harvest infrastructure and introduction of post harvest practices, right from farm all the way to market.

AEZ are to be identified by the State Government, who would evolve a comprehensive package of services provided by all State Government agencies, State agriculture universities and all institutions and agencies of the Union Government for intensive delivery in these zones. Corporate sector with proven credentials would be encouraged to sponsor new agri export zone or take over already notified agri export zone or part of such zones for boosting agri exports from the zones.

Services which would be managed and co-ordinated by State Government/corporate sector and would include provision of pre/post harvest treatment and operations, plant protection, processing, packaging, storage and related research & development etc. APEDA will supplement, within its schemes and provisions, efforts of State Governments for facilitating such exports.

Units in AEZ would be entitled for all the facilities available for exports of goods in terms of provisions of the respective schemes.

The Foreign Trade policy 2004-09 defines “AEZ” to mean Agricultural Export Zones notified by DGFT in Appendix 8 of Handbook (Vol 1).

The Special Economic Zones Act 2005, has defined under Sec 2 (r) “manufacture” means to make, produce, fabricate, assemble, process or bring into existence, by hand or by machine, a new product having a distinctive name, character or use and shall include processes such as refrigeration, cutting, polishing, blending, repair, remaking, re-engineering and includes agriculture, aquaculture, animal husbandry, floriculture, horticulture, pisciculture, poultry, sericulture, viticulture and mining;

Activities of Agri Export Zones are included in definition of manufacture Section 2 (r) of Special Economic Zones Act 2005 . To get deduction under income tax provisions both by developers and units in SEZ , SEZ must be notified by Central Government as SEZ.Hence Agri Export Zones should be notified as SEZ to avail benefits under Income Tax Act 1961.

2. List of the Agri- Export Zones notified as on date are:
Source: www.apeda.com

S. No.	Product	State	Districts covered
1	Pineapple	West Bengal	Darjeeling , Jalpaiguri, Uttar Dinajpur , Cooch Behar , Howrah
2.	Gherkins	Karnataka	Tumkur, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Hassan, Kolar, Chitradurga, Dharwad and Bagalkot
3	Lychees	Uttranchal	Uttranchal , Udhamsingh Nagar, Dehradun and Nainital
4	Cabbage, Broccoli, Okra, Peas, Carrot, Baby Corn, Green Chillies, Green Beans, Tomato	Punjab	Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala , Sangrur, Ludhiana and Ropar
5	Potatoes	Uttar Pradesh	Agra , Hathras, Farrukhabad, Kannoj, Meerut , Baghpat and Aligarh , Janpad Badaiyun, Rampur , Ghaziabad , and Firozabad
6	Mangoes and Vegetables	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow , Unnao, Hardoi, Sitapur and Barabanki
7	Potatoes	Punjab	Singhpura, Zirakpur Distt. Patiala and satellite centres at Rampura Phul, Muktsar, Ludhiana , Jullundur
8	Mangoes	Uttar Pradesh	Saharanpur , Muzaffarnagar, Bijnaur, Meerut , Baghpat and Bulandshahr, Jyotifulenagar
9	Grape & Grapevine	Maharashtra	Nasik, Sangli, Sholapur, Satara, Ahmednagar
10	Mango Pulp & Fresh Vegetables	Andhra Pradesh	Chitoor
11	Pineapple	Tripura	Kumarghat, Manu, Melaghar, Matabari and Kakraban Blocks
12	Potatoes, Onion and Garlic	Madhya Pradesh	Malwa, Ujjain , Indore , Dewas, Dhar, Shajapur, Ratlam, Neemuch Mandsaur and Khandwa
13	Mangoes	Maharashtra	Rantagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigarh and Thane
14	Apples	Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar, Baramula, Anantnag, Kupwara, Kathua and Pulwama
15	Cut Flowers	Tamil Nadu	Dharmapuri
16	Lychee	West Bengal	Murshidabad, Malda, 24 Pargana(N) and 24 Pargana(S)
17	Lychee & Vegetables	Bihar	Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Hajipur, Vaishali, East and West Champaran, Bhagalpur , Begu Sarai, Khagaria, Sitamarhi, Saran and Gopalganj
18	Kesar mango	Maharashtra	Aurangabad , Beed,Jalna,Ahmednagar and Latur
19	Walnut	Jammu & Kashmir	Baramulla, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam,Kupwara, Srinagar , Doda, Poonch, Udhampur, Rajouri and Kathua
20	Flowers	Uttranchal	Dehradun, Pantnagar, Udhamsingh Nagar, Nainital and Uttarkashi
21	Mangoes & Vegetables	Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Khaida, Anand, Vadodara, Surat , Navsari, Valsad, Bharuch, Narmada
22	Flowers	Maharashtra	Pune, Nasik, Kolhapur and Sangli
23	Potatoes	West Bengal	Hooghly , Burdhwan, Midnapore (W), Uday Narayanpur, Howrah
24	Rose Onion	Karnataka	Bangalore (Urban), Bangalore (Rural), Kolar
25	Flowers	Karnataka	Bangalore (Urban), Bangalore (Rural), Kolar, Tumkur, Kodagu and Belgaum
26	Mango & Grapes	Andhra Pradesh	Rangareddy, Medak, Mehboobnagar
27	Flowers (Orchids)& Cherry Pepper	Sikkim	East Sikkim
28	Ginger	Sikkim	North, East, South & West Sikkim
29	Apples	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla, Sirmaur, Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Kinnaur
30	Basmati Rice	Punjab	Gurdaspur, Amritsar , Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur And Nawanshahar
31	Mangoes	Andhra Pradesh	Krishna
32	Flowers	Tamilnadu	Nilgiri
33	Onion	Maharashtra	Nasik, Ahmednagar, Pune, Satara, Jalgaon, Solapur
34	Ginger and Turmeric	Orissa	Kandhamal
35	Vegetables	Jharkhand	Ranchi , Hazaribagh and Lohardaga
36	Seed Spices	Madhya Pradesh	Guna, Mandsaur, Ujjain , Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur and Neemuch
37	Basmati Rice	Uttaranchal	Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Dehradun and Haridwar
38	Mango	West Bengal	Maldah and Murshidabad
39	Vegetables	West Bengal	Nadia, Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas
40	Mangoes	Tamil Nadu	Madurai , Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli
41	Wheat ( including sharbati wheat for Bhopal Zone)	Madhya Pradesh	Ujjain Zone (Neemuch, Ratlam, Mandsaur and Ujjain ), Indore Zone ( Indore , Dhar, Shajapur and Dewas) and Bhopal Zone ( Sehore, Vidisha, Raisen, Hoshangabad, Harda, Narsinghpur and Bhopal )
42	Horticulture Products	Kerala	Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alapuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Thiruvanthapuram, Idukki and Pallakad
43	Fresh and Processed Ginger	Assam	Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Darrang, Nagaon, Morigaon, Karbi Anglong and North Cachar
44	Basmati Rice	Uttar Pradesh	Bareilly , Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit, Rampur , Badaun, Bijnor, Moradabad , JB Phulenagar, Sharanpur, Mujjafarnagar, Meerut , Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad And Baghpat
45	Medicinal & Aromatic Plants	Uttaranchal	Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Dehradun, Nainital, Haridwar and Udhamsingh Nagar
46	Dehydrated onion & Garlic	Gujarat	Bhavnagar ,Surendranagar,Amreli, Rajkot ,Junagadh and Jamnagar
47	Gherkins	Andhra Pradesh	Mehboobnagar
48	Pomegranate	Maharashtra	Solapur,Sangli,Ahmedanagar,Pune,Nasik,Osmanabad
49	Banana	Maharashtra	Jalgaon,Dhule,Nandurbar,Buldhana,Parbhani,Hindoli,Nanded and Wardha
50	Oranges	Maharashtra	Nagpur , Amraoti
51	Lentil and Grams