Sector Snapshot · Agricultural Food & Other Products

India's Farm-to-Table Engine, at Scale

A fast-read primer on where the agriculture and food processing sector stands today — the backdrop against which we benchmark every company's cost structure in this category.

US$286.35 bn

Agriculture & allied GVA, FY25

18%

Share of India's GDP

US$53.24 bn

Agri & fisheries exports, FY25

3,577 LMT

Record foodgrain production, 2024-25

25%

India's share of global milk production

Exports and Budgets Are Both Climbing

Two clean growth stories: export earnings and the government's own commitment to the sector.

Agri & Fisheries Exports (US$ billion)

FY20 → FY25 · 12.58% CAGR

$35.16bn

FY20

$53.24bn

FY25

Dept. of Agriculture Budget (US$ billion)

2013-14 → 2025-26

$2.53bn

2013-14

$14.89bn

2025-26

What's Pushing the Sector Forward

Scale, favourable conditions, and rising state support are compounding at once.

Global Standing

World's largest milk producer, 25% of global output
2nd-largest producer of food grains, fruits & vegetables
2nd-largest fish producer, 8% of global output

Favourable Conditions

Diverse agro-climatic zones support food processing
Farm mechanisation can lift productivity up to 30%
25,689 Custom Hiring Centres established since 2014-15

Policy Support

Dept. of Agriculture budget up 5.8x since 2013-14
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: Rs 24,000 cr for 1.7 cr farmers
PM-KISAN has benefited over 11 crore farmers

Recent Developments

A sample of the industry-wide and policy moves shaping the sector through early 2026.

→ India's agricultural production grew 40% in a decade, achieving record output and export surplus.
→ Record foodgrain production of 3,577.32 LMT for 2024-25, up 7.65% year-on-year.
→ Agri & fisheries exports rose from Rs 2,49,264 crore (FY20) to Rs 4,50,839.85 crore (FY25), a 12.58% CAGR.
→ The EU approved 102 additional fishery establishments, taking total EU-approved Indian seafood export units to 604.
→ India's per capita income is projected to grow nearly 50% to US$ 4,000 by FY30, from US$ 2,680 in FY25.
→ The agriculture sector is expected to sustain 4% growth over the next decade, per NITI Aayog.

Companies We Benchmark in This Sector

Listed Indian Agricultural Food & Other Products companies in tDoBe's cost-benchmarking coverage.

Marico

Tata Consumer

Patanjali Foods

AWL Agri Business

CCL Products

L T Foods

Balrampur Chini

KRBL

Guj. Ambuja Exports

Gokul Agro

Triveni Engineering & Industries

Sh. Renuka Sugars

Bannari Amman Sugars

Kaveri Seed Co.

CIAN Agro

Bajaj Hindusthan

TruAlt Bioenergy

Dalmia Bharat Sugar

See How These Companies Compare on Cost

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