The impact of new agricultural export policy on Indian agriculture exports

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of new agricultural export policy implemented by the government of India in 2018. Firstly, this paper critically evaluates the different programs undertaken by the Ministry of Commerce under Agricultural Export Policy, 2018 to doubling farmers income by 2022. Further, this article evaluates the impact of new agricultural export policy on enhancing the productivity and profitability on Indian Agriculture. Overall results of the article suggest that new agriculture export policy will set the foundation to make Indian agriculture globally competitive. Ease of doing agricultural business index will encourage health competition between the states. Transport and marketing assistance scheme will help Indian agricultural exporters to more competitive in global market and mitigates the hindrance of a higher cost of transportation. Agricultural Export Cluster will enhance the involvement of small and marginal farmers in the export bracket. Finally, this article discussed that productivity of Indian Agriculture is lower but with the help of new agricultural policy India could enhance the productivity of most of the agriculture goods in India.