Roots · जल-अन्न Water and food
Record harvests, modest exports.
Harvests, exports and the value made after them.
India grows more than ever.
| Year | Foodgrain | Farm exports |
|---|---|---|
| FY15 / 2015-16 | 251.5 MT | $32.1 bn |
| 2024-25 | 357.7 MT | $51.1 bn |
| 2025-26 | 376.6 MT (estimate) | $52.6 bn |
Outlook Business, 21 Nov 2025 · Rural Voice, 27 May 2026 · UNI, 11 Jun 2026 · Agro & Food Processing, 24 Apr 2026
Where the new money is.
- Fresh fruit
- $1.32 bn in FY26, up 12.9%. Agro & Food Processing, 24 Apr 2026
- Pulses
- $948 m, up 21.8%. Agro & Food Processing, 24 Apr 2026
- Vegetable oil
- $732 m, up 15.9%. Agro & Food Processing, 24 Apr 2026
- Oilseeds
- Up 84.4%. Agro & Food Processing, 24 Apr 2026
From growers to companies.
- FPOs
- The target of 10,000 farmer producer organisations was met in Feb 2025. About 30 lakh farmers belong to them and about 40% are women. Outlay ₹6,865 crore to 2027-28. NextIAS, 1 Mar 2025
- PM-KISAN
- More than ₹4.46 lakh crore paid directly to farmers over 23 instalments. The 23rd reached about 9.44 crore farmers in Jun 2026. Drishti, 24 Jun 2026
- Crop insurance
- PMFBY has insured more than 92 crore farmer applications since 2016 and paid over ₹2.06 lakh crore in claims. 2024-25 was its biggest year. Drishti, 1 Sep 2026