India: Maharashtra to give an extra push for raisin and jaggery exports

Published 2020년 12월 31일

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The Maharashtra state government, in collaboration with APEDA, is taking steps to boost raisin and jaggery exports. They are establishing over 18 clusters for the export of chemical-residue-free vegetables and fruits. Maharashtra is a major producer of raisins and jaggery in India, accounting for nearly 80% and 60% of the country's production respectively. The Middle East and Europe are the primary markets for these products. The state also has facilities for radiation and hot water treatment for mangoes and onions, and 15 labs for certifying the absence of farm chemical residues.

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The government of Maharashtra is planning to give an extra push to raisin and jaggery exports from the state. This is part of the state government’s initiative, which was jointly planned with APEDA, to set up over 18 clusters in the state for the export of chemical-residue-free vegetables and fruits. The Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB) had called for a coordination meeting of various stakeholders including processors, exporters, suppliers, farmers to chalk out an action plan to encourage exports of these two commodities from the state.Maharashtra accounts for nearly 75-80% of the country’s raisin production and exported 23,720.90 tonnes of raisins in 2019-20. Raisin production in the state had gone up to about 2.10 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 from an average annual production of 1.80 lakh tonnes in 2018-19, senior MSAMB officials said. Kolhapur is a major jaggery production centre in the state with nearly 1250 jaggery production units. In 2019-20, around 341,155 ...

Source: Financialexpress