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APEDA inks MoU with NAFED for strengthening export linkage of Farmer Cooperatives & FPOs

New Delhi, July 12, 2021

For harnessing exports potential of agricultural and processed food products of cooperatives as well Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) today signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED).

Meet organized by APEDA in Varanasi for boosting India’s agricultural products exports from the region

New Delhi; July 10, 2021

To promote agricultural crops exports and adherence to global practices, APEDA in collaboration with Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), traders, exporters, agricultural scientists, Uttar Pradesh government & other institutions today organized a meet at Varanasi.

Smt. Anupriya Patel takes charge as Minister of State of Ministry of Commerce and Industry

New Delhi; 8.7.21

Smt. Anupriya Patel took over the charge as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry here today.

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Smt. Anupriya Patel was elected to the Lok Sabha, from the constituency of Mirzapur in the 2014 and again in 2019. She was also the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, from 2016 to 2019.

GI certified Madurai Malli and other flowers exported to USA & Dubai from Tamil Nadu

New Delhi: July 07, 2021

For ensuring that Indians living abroad get supplies of fresh flowers to deities at home and temples, consignments of Geographical Indications (GI) certified Madurai malli and other traditional flowers such as button rose, lily, chamanthi and marigold were exported today to USA and Dubai from Tamil Nadu.

Exports of Geographical Indications certified Bhalia wheat from Gujarat begins

New Delhi; 7.7.21

In a major boost to wheat exports, the first shipment of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Bhalia variety of wheat was exported today to Kenya and Sri Lanka from Gujarat. The GI certified wheat has high protein content and is sweet in taste. The crop is grown mostly across Bhal region of Gujarat which includes Ahmadabad, Anand, Kheda, Bhavanagar, Surendranagar, Bharuch districts.

Highest ever merchandise exports in a quarter (Q1 2021-22, USD 95 billion) in the history of India

India sets a target of USD 400 billion merchandise exports in 2021-22

Despite COVID-19, labour-intensive sectors (engineering goods, rice, marine products, etc.) saw a rapid export growth

Highest ever FDI inflow of USD 81.72 billion in 2020-21

Number of startups recognised by DPIIT goes up to 50,000, spread across 623 districts

Shri Piyush Goyal said, “the world sees India as the trusted and reliable partner”

New Delhi; 2.7.21

APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy organize virtual buyer seller meet for boosting agricultural and processed food products exports to Algeria

New Delhi, June 24, 2021

In a bid to boost agricultural and processed food products exports, APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy has organized a virtual buyer seller meet (VBSM) with Algeria where key stakeholders in the agricultural value chains from both the countries participated.