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Agri-Export Zones

With a view to promoting agricultural exports from the country and remunerative returns to the farming community in a sustained manner, the concept of the agri export zones (AEZ) was floated. These zones have been set up for end to end development for export of specific products from a geographically contiguous area.


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 Agri Export Zones are notified under Appendix 15 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol 1) under the Exim Policy.

The list of the Agri Export Zones is as under:

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
Udhamsingh Nagar, Dehradun and Nainital

4 Cut Flowers
Tamil Nadu
Dharmapuri

5 Grape & Grapevine
Maharashtra
Nasik, Sangli, Sholapur, Satara, Ahmednagar

6 Mango Pulp & Fresh Vegetables
Andhra Pradesh
Chitoor

7 Pineapple
Tripura
Kumarghat, Manu, Melaghar, Matabari and Kakraban Blocks

8 Mangoes
Maharashtra
Rantagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigarh and Thane

9 Apples
Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar, Baramula, Anantnag, Kupwara, Kathua and Pulwama

10 Potatoes, Onion and Garlic
Madhya Pradesh
Malwa, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Dhar, Shajapur, Ratlam, Neemuch Mandsaur and Khandwa

11 Cabbage, Broccoli, Okra, Peas, Carrot, Baby Corn, Green Chillies, Green Beans, Tomato
Punjab
Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala, Sangrur, Ludhiana and Ropar

12 Potatoes
Uttar Pradesh
Agra, Hathras, Farrukhabad, Kannoj, Meerut, Baghpat and Aligarh, Janpad Badaiyun, Rampur, Ghaziabad, and Firozabad

13 Mangoes and Vegetables
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Unnao, Hardoi, Sitapur and Barabanki

14 Mangoes
Uttar Pradesh
Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnaur, Meerut, Baghpat and Bulandshahr, Jyotifulenagar

15 Potatoes
Punjab
Singhpura, Zirakpur Distt. Patiala and satellite centres at Rampura Phul, Muktsar, Ludhiana, Jullundur

16 Kesar mango
Maharashtra
Aurangabad, Beed,Jalna,Ahmednagar and Latur

17 Flowers
Maharashtra
Pune, Nasik, Kolhapur and Sangli

18 Walnut
Jammu & Kashmir
Baramulla, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam,Kupwara, Srinagar, Doda, Poonch, Udhampur, Rajouri and Kathua

19 Lychee
West Bengal
Murshidabad, Malda, 24 Pargana(N) and 24 Pargana(S)

20 Lychee & Vegetables
Bihar
Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Hajipur, Vaishali, East and West Champaran, Bhagalpur, Begu Sarai, Khagaria, Sitamarhi, Saran and Gopalganj

21 Mango & Grapes
Andhra Pradesh
Rangareddy, Medak, Mehboobnagar

22 Mangoes & Vegetables
Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Khaida, Anand, Vadodara, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Bharuch, Narmada

23 Potatoes
West Bengal
Hooghly, Burdhwan, Midnapore (W), Uday Narayanpur, Howrah

24 Flowers
Uttranchal
Dehradun, Pantnagar, Udhamsingh Nagar, Nainital and Uttarkashi

25 Flowers (Orchids)& Cherry Pepper
Sikkim
East Sikkim

26 Ginger
Sikkim
North, East, South & West Sikkim

27 Rose Onion
Karnataka
Bangalore (Urban), Bangalore (Rural), Kolar

28 Flowers
Karnataka
Bangalore (Urban), Bangalore (Rural), Kolar, Tumkur, Kodagu and Belgaum

29 Apples
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Sirmaur, Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Kinnaur

30 Basmati Rice
Punjab
Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur And Nawanshahar

31 Flowers
Tamilnadu
Nilgiri

32 Mangoes
Andhra Pradesh
Krishna

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