India’s natural meals merchandise export reached $447.73 million within the first eight months of this fiscal (FY25), and are set to surpass final yr’s export figures, the Parliament was knowledgeable on Monday. In the present monetary yr, the full quantity of natural meals product exports reached 263,050 metric tonnes (MT) until November 25 and the export of natural meals merchandise stood at $494.80 million final fiscal (FY24), Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Navneet Singh Bittu, informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply. The ministry has not allotted any particular funds to incentivise the industries for producing natural merchandise.
However, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) underneath the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, gives monetary help to its member exporters, together with exporters of natural meals merchandise, he added. Further, the APEDA is implementing the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP). The programme includes the accreditation of Certification Bodies, requirements for natural manufacturing, promotion of natural farming and advertising and marketing, and so forth.
The complete variety of organic-certified processing models underneath the National Programme for Organic Production in India is 1,016. In September, the APEDA introduced a partnership with international retail chain LuLu Group International (LLC) to showcase a variety of licensed Indian natural merchandise in its shops throughout the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The APEDA will facilitate connections between the natural growers in India, together with Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs), Cooperatives and the LuLu Group. This will be sure that Indian natural merchandise attain a wider international viewers.
The authority is devoted to selling Indian agro and processed meals exports. The company works in the direction of organising B2B exhibitions in several nations, exploring new potential markets, and dealing intently with the Indian Embassies to advertise pure, natural, and Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged agro-products, the minister informed the home.
The export of natural meals merchandise stood at $494.80 million final fiscal (FY24), stated Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Navneet Singh Bittu, in a written reply within the Lok Sabha. The ministry has not allotted any particular fund to incentivise the industries for producing the natural merchandise. However, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) underneath the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, gives monetary help to its member exporters, together with exporters of natural meals merchandise.
Further, APEDA is implementing the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP). The programme includes the accreditation of Certification Bodies, requirements for natural manufacturing, promotion of natural farming and advertising and marketing, and so forth. The complete variety of natural licensed processing models underneath the National Programme for Organic Production in India are 1,016.
In September, APEDA introduced a partnership with international retail chain LuLu Group International (LLC) to showcase a variety of licensed Indian natural merchandise in its shops throughout the United Arab Emirates (UAE). APEDA will facilitate connections between the natural growers in India, together with Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs), Cooperatives and the LuLu Group. This will be sure that Indian natural merchandise attain a wider international viewers.
The authority is devoted to selling Indian agro and processed meals exports. The company works in the direction of organising B2B exhibitions in several nations, exploring new potential markets, and dealing intently with the Indian Embassies to advertise pure, natural, and Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged agro-products.
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