Direction of India’s rice exports in the post-Iiberalization era

Abstract

Rice continues to play an important role in the national exports of India. It accounts for 2.1 percent of India’s overall export earnings and accounted for 18.3 percent of agriculture and allied products exports. India ranks first in the export of rice in the world. The increased demand for rice on the world market is providing a magnificent environment for this. The country observed remarkable increase after the new economic policy. The present study attempted to examine the pattern of growth, structure, instability and concentration of India’s rice exports to different destinations.