Treble India's share in farm exports to double farmers' income: Study

WTO estimates global export in agricultural products at over $1,500 billion annually

Agriculture experts have urged the government to increase focus on trebling India’s share in agri exports to double farmers’ income by 2022.

A report prepared by a city based not-for-profit organisation Center for Environment and Agriculture (Centegro) emphasises the need to raise India’s share in global agri exports to increase farmers’ income automatically. The report was prepared in association with experts from Tata Strategic Management Group and released by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in presence of Union Minister of State (Agriculture) Purshottam Rupala and Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture chairman Hukumdev Yadav.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) estimates global export in