"The traceability mechanism to monitor pomegranates, mangoes, bananas, organic products and honey will be put in place by March 2009," Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh said.
Government's trade promotion body APEDA had launched a traceability system for grapes in 2006 after the European Union raised concerns over the level of pesticides in Indian grapes.
The internet-based residue traceability software system enables importers to trace the life history of a farm product and pesticide residue level.
Under the pilot Grapenet, 40,000 farmers from Maharasthra have been covered. India exported 45,000 tonnes of grapes worth about Rs 300 crore last year.
Ramesh said the government would take measures to implement the system for coffee and tea. There are plans to bring as many as possible agricultural products shipped from India under the ambit of the system over the next five years to help Indian exporters counter the non-trade barriers imposed by the importing countries, he added.
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Countries like the EU and Japan have raised objections over agricultural products exported from India, stating that these contained levels of pesticide residues.
He said efforts are being made to increase the exports of products like spices, tea and coffee as organic produce, as they carried a premium of 25-30 per cent in the global market.
Meanwhile, APEDA has tied up with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to launch a one-year post graduate diploma course in food safety and quality management.