Last updated: September 8, 2025
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India’s agricultural exports have grown by 19.92% during 2021-22 to touch $50.21 Bn.
180 Mn Ha
Largest arable land in the world.
329.7 MT
Total food grain production for FY23, an increase of 14.1 Mn Tonnes compared to the previous year
2nd Largest
Largest producer of fruits, vegetables, tea, farmed fish, sugarcane, wheat, rice, cotton, and sugar
661.03 lakh hectare
Area sown under Rabi crops (As on February 4, 2025)
US$ 13.01 billion
Cumulative FDI equity inflow
US$ 697 million
Valuation of Processed vegetables (FY 25)
US$ 2.13 billion
Exports of agricultural and processed food products
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
+91-011-26492216/ 26492174
A strong and dynamic food processing sector plays a vital role in reduction in the wastage of perishable agricultural produce, enhancing shelf life of food products, ensuring value addition to agricultural produce, diversification & commercialization of agriculture, generation of employment, enhancing income of farmers and creating surplus for the export of agro & processed foods.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
+91-11-26513204, 26513219
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act passed by the Parliament in December 1985.
Indian Council of Food and Agriculture
+91-11-41501465
Indian Council of Food and Agriculture is working as the apex policy think tank, trade facilitation body and development enterprise for food and agriculture sector in India and serving as global platform for partnerships.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
+91-11-25843301
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Government of India.
ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering
+91-755-2737191
The organisation aims to modernize Indian agriculture by improvement in crop productivity through agricultural mechanization, harnessing energy from renewable sources, efficient management of irrigation water, reduction in post -harvest losses and promote agri-business with a view to enhance income and generate employment in rural sector.
National Horticulture Board
+91-0124-2342992, 2347441, 2342989-90
National Horticulture Board (NHB) was set up by Government of India in April 1984, for improving integrated development of Horticulture industry and to help in coordinating, sustaining the production and processing of fruits and vegetables.
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
+91-022-26539895/96/99
