The goal of developing the Maharashtra Agricultural Competitiveness Project for India is to increase productivity, profitability and market access for the farming community in Maharashtra.

The government of Maharashtra has appointed a committee led by State Commissioner for Agriculture Sri Suhas Divas to develop a new agricultural export policy. Maharashtra is already a leader in the export of onions, pomegranates and grapes, so the new policy will focus on doubling the export of bananas, vegetables and rice.

To this end, the State Department of Cooperation and Marketing issued a decree on the appointment of a committee composed of 9 government officials from different departments. The government of Maharashtra has already planned to form 6 clusters for the export of grapes, mangoes, oranges, pomegranates, bananas and onions.

The new agricultural export policy will be aligned with the Center’s agricultural export policy, which aims to strengthen the entire value chain from export-oriented agricultural production and processing to infrastructure, transport and market access.

In a recent speech at the first state agricultural export policy awareness program in Pune, Minister of Commerce Sri Suresh Prabhu said clusters for developing agricultural exports were identified to achieve the policy goal across India.

On the other hand, the state commissioner for agriculture, Diwase said: “The policy will strengthen the entire ecosystem, especially before and after harvesting, the cold chain and product quality. The demand for medicinal plants and nutritious crops and value-added products is growing. The policy will set the agenda for how to enter the global market. ”

Maharashtra currently accounts for more than 50 percent of Indian agricultural exports. Every year, it exports from 60 to 70 percent of fruits, vegetables, and grains.