The state stands at 4th position in food grain production and 2nd in oilseeds production, from staple crops like Wheat, Barley, Pulses to Sugarcane and Oilseed to Cash crops like Cotton and Tobacco.
Rajasthan is the largest producer of coarse cereals and coriander and the second-largest producer of pulses, oilseeds, cumin and garlic in India.
The state has 11.26% of the country’s livestock population and contributes about 12.93% of the total milk production and 32.89% of the total wool production in the country. As a result, Animal Husbandry contributes to more than 1/3rd share of the agriculture sector.
The agriculture sector has thrown tremendous open opportunities to establish vibrant and potentially profitable agro-processing units in Rajasthan successfully. Around 850 food processing factories have been established in the state. Rajasthan is a major producer of different agri-produce offers vast potential in processing of:
- Soya based food-processing for soya milk and soya protein.
- Cereals for High Fructose, Corn Syrup and low-fat products, Barley for malt purpose.
- Guar gum derivatives have application in paper, textile, mining, and other industries and Guar gum powder to apply in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- Setting up spice processing units for raw seed, powder seed, oleoresins.
- Waxing plants, packhouses and the cold chain for fruits & vegetables
- Units for drying, dehydration & processing units for canned juices, marmalades, squash, fruit juice concentrate of fruits like Oranges, Kinnow, Pomegranate, Guava, and Date Palm.
- Processing units for vegetables like brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower.
- Essential oil extraction units of spices and medicinal & aromatic plants & olive.
- Processing units of herbal medicines based on Aonla, Isabgol, Sonamukhi, Ashwagandha, Aloe vera, Henna.
- Hi-tech nurseries for fruit plant sapling production
- Greenhouses for off-season and exotic vegetable production
- Establishment of commercial dairy units
- Setting up of processing of camel milk and goat milk separately which is of therapeutic utility
- Setting up of Livestock feed units
- Establishment of poultry processing units, Refrigerated warehousing and Agro-Food Parks in the state: Ajmer, Alwar, Jodhpur, Kota, Sriganganagar.
For more information about production clusters and existing infrastructure, visit
https://foodprocessingindia.gov.in/state/rajasthan
Rajasthan agro-processing and agri-marketing promotion policy
https://foodprocessingindia.gov.in/uploads/state_ut/MoFPI1614057339Rajasthan_Policy.pdf
Detailed study of the complete agricultural sector of Rajasthan
https://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Rajasthan-reports_0.pdf
Annual Agricultural Statistics
http://www.agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in/content/agriculture/en/Agriculture-Department-dep/agriculture-statistics.html
For more overall information on the sector and to know more about recent policies
https://www.rajras.in/rajasthan/economy/agriculture/
Policies
- Rajasthan Agro-Processing, Agri-Business & Agri-export Promotion Policy 2019
Policy PDF – http://agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/agriculture/Agriculture%20Department/gram/policies/agri%20policy%202019.pdf
- Kisan Kaleva Yojana
Policy PDF - http://www.rlsa.gov.in/povertyScheme/21.PDF