Forupdatedinformation,pleasevisit……………….….…….3AdvantageIndia…………………..….……..4MarketOverview.…………………….……..6RecentTrendsandStrategies…………..17GrowthDrivers…………………….............21Opportunities…….……….......……………30IndustryAssociations……………....……..33UsefulInformation……….......…………….35Forupdatedinformation,pleasevisitIndiaisthelargestproducerofspices,pulses,milk,tea,cashewandjute;andthesecondlargestproducerofwheat,rice,fruitsandvegetables,sugarcane,cottonandoilseeds.Indiaiscurrentlytheworld’sfourthlargestproducerofagrochemicals.Indiahasthelargestlivestockpopulationofaround512million.GlobalstandingSource:MinistryofAgriculture,GovernmentofIndia,MOSPI,BCG,CrisilIndiaisoneofthelargestmanufacturersoffarmequipmentsuchastractors,harvestersandtillers.Indiaaccountsfornearlyone-thirdoftheoveralltractorproduction,globally.Tractorsalesinthecountryareexpectedtoincrease11-13percentinFY19,whilethetractorindustryisexpectedgrowat8-10percentbetweenFY17-22.IncreasingfarmmechanisationIndiahasthe10thlargestarablelandresourcesintheworld.With20agri-climaticregions,all15majorclimatesintheworldexistinIndia.Thecountryalsopossesses46ofthe60soiltypesintheworld.GrowthinGrossValueAdded(GVA)byagricultureandalliedsectorsisestimatedat3.0percentin2017-18**.StrategicgeographiclocationandproximitytofoodimportingnationsfavourIndiaintermsofexportingprocessedfoods.FavourableconditionsConsumerspendingininIndiaislikelytoreachUS$3.6trillionby2020.Privatefinalconsumptionexpenditure(atconstantprices)increasedby6.1**percentin2017-18and8.6percentinApril-Junequarterof2018-19.RisingconsumptionexpenditureDuring2017-18*cropyear,foodgrainproductionisestimatedatrecord284.83milliontonnes.In2018-19,GovernmentofIndiaistargetingfoodgrainproductionof285.2milliontonnes.RecordproductionoffoodgrainsNote:*asper4thadvanceestimates,**asper2ndadvanceestimatesGlobalstandingFavourableconditionsAgricultureandAlliedServicesADVANTAGEINDIAForupdatedinformation,pleasevisitAlargepopulationandrisingurbanandruralincomeshaveaideddemandgrowth.ExternaldemandhasalsobeengrowingespeciallyfromkeymarketsliketheMiddleEast.Demandforprocessedfoodrisingwithgrowingdisposableincome,urbanisation,youngpopulationandnuclearfamilies.Changinglifestyleandincreasingexpenditureonhealthandnutritionalfoods.Increasingdemandforagriculturalinputssuchashybridseedsandfertilizers.`Promisingopportunitiesinstoragefacilities;AgriculturestoragecapacityinIndiaincreasedat4percentCAGRbetween2014-17toreach131.8millionmetrictonnes.Investmentopportunitiestoariseinagriculture,foodinfrastructureandcontractfarming.AgrochemicalsindustriesinIndiapresentimmensegrowthopportunities.Indiabenefitsfromalargeagriculturesector,abundantlivestockandcostcompetitiveness.LuredbythesizeandreturnsoftheIndianmarket,foreignfirmshavestrengthenedtheirpresenceinIndia.Highproportionofagriculturalland(157millionhectares),diverseagro-climaticconditionsencouragecultivationofdifferentcrops.Leadingproducerofspices,jute,pulses;secondlargestproducerofwheat,paddy,fruitsandvegetables.SchemeslikeParamparagatKrishiVikasYojanahelpsindevelopingorganicclustersandmakeavailablechemicalfreeinputstofarmers.SettingupofNationalMissiononFoodProcessing.GovernmentofIndiaisalsoaimingtodoublefarmers’incomeby2022.Promotingrationalisationoftariffanddutiesrelatingtofoodprocessingsector.ADVANTAGEINDIASource:DIPP,ArancaResearch,JLLIndiaAgricultureandAlliedServicesMARKETOVERVIEW-AGRICULTUREForupdatedinformation,pleasevisit(CSO)Agricultureistheprimarysourceoflivelihoodforabout58percentofIndia’spopulation.GrossValueAddedbyagriculture,forestryandfishingisestimatedatRs17.67trillion(US$274.23billion)inFY18**.Agricultureandalliedsector’sGVAatconstant2011-12pricesgrewaCAGRof2.75percentbetweenFY12-18.AsperUnionBudget2018-19,allocationofRs57,600crore(US$8.9billion)wasmadeforTheAgricultureMinistry.Visakhapatnamporttraffic(milliontonnes)GrossValueAddedbyAgricultureandAlliedsectors(US$billion)atConstant2011-12pricesCAGR2.75%233.04236.51249.68249.21250.62266.37274.23210.00220.00230.00240.00250.00260.00270.00280.00FY12FY13FY14FY15FY16FY17*FY18**Notes:GDP–GrossDomesticProduct,MOSPI–MinistryofStatisticsandProgrammeImplementation,*1strevisedestimates,**2ndadvanceestimatesForupdatedinformation,pleasevisit:FinanceMinistry,MinistryofAgricultureTherearetwomajoragriculturalseasonsinIndia:KharifandRabi.KharifseasonlastsfromApriltoSeptember(summer);rice(paddy)istheseason’smaincrop.RabiseasonlastsfromOctobertoMarch(winter);wheatistheseason’smaincrop.AsofOctober12018,totalareasownwithkharifcropsinIndiareached105.24millionhectares.38.4213.5517.5417.595.160.7412.24RicePu