Rajasthan has the second largest land area amongst the Indian States. The agricultural sector in the State has over 20 million hectares of land under cultivation and Rajasthan currently is the largest producer of some of the oil seeds and is the leading producer of Soyabean, Barley, Pearl Millet, Maize, Seasamum, Wheat and Cotton, as well as fruits and vegetables and a wide range of seed spices. Many of the above produce have substantial export potential both out of the state as well as out of the country.

However, due to lack of adequate infrastructure as well as established markets and coordination with the markets, there is a large amount of wastage. In addition, value addition in most of the products takes place outside the State. As a result, a major part of the benefits to the producers of the State are not realized.

An Agricultural Infrastructure Project for Rajasthan is intended to address the above issues with an attempt to create infrastructure in a comprehensive manner to maximize the utilization of the State produce and thereby achieve the following:

• Bring new investments to the agricultural sector in the State
• Increase returns to the farmers and producers of the State
• Increase productivity by bringing in new technologies and methodologies.

The project would start at the point of transfer of the produce from the farmers in the State of Rajasthan, till export of the processed commodity out of the State/Country. The project would address a shelf of agricultural products from the geographical locations where these are produced. The project has already been completed and GoI has