Export of Cashew Nuts

The total quantity and monetary value of cashew (HS Code No. 0801-100, 210.220, 290) exported during the last three years are as under:-

The State-wise share of exports and value is not maintained centrally.

The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India under the Department of Commerce has initiated various programmes including participation in International food fairs, International conventions and Seminars, sponsoring trade delegations, market surveys, disseminating trade enquiries and market information, publishing statistics and journals, organizing Buyer Seller Meets etc. It is also implementing schemes to promote cashew exports by assisting the exporters to improve processing technology, quality of cashew kernels etc. under the schemes of Department of Commerce namely, Marketing Development Assistance (MDA), Market Assessment Initiatives (MAI) and Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports (ASIDE) in addition to its Plan Schemes for the cashew exporters.

Besides, the registered exporters are eligible for other schemes of the Department of Commerce including Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme (DEPB) and Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana(VKGUY).

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, ShriJyotiraditya M. Scindia, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha