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Agro export promotion drive inaugurated.
Jan 07, 2022

Thiruvananthapuram: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a statutory body under the ministry of commerce and industry in association with department of agriculture development & farmer’s welfare, Government Of Kerala, has initiated export promotion drive with a focused approach in all districts of Kerala.
 
The export promotion drive was inaugurated by minister of agriculture, P Prasad here on Wednesday.
 
Export promotion drives in other 13 districts of the state will be organised soon. The minister pointed out that production of safe food is possible only through agriculture with good practices which will also raise the income of the farmers.
 
Department of agriculture has analysed the situation of natural disasters in the state and has come up with appropriate technologies to tackle it. He also pointed out the opportunity and demand of organic certified products in international market. The minister said it is essential to identify products suited to each geographical area of the state and promote their production as well as export. This will result in higher income to farmers leading to the prosperity of the state.
 
He also thanked APEDA for all the efforts made & also expressed interest to associate in further capacity building programmes for raising exports from Kerala.
 
Chairman of APEDA, M Angamuthu spoke about the distinctiveness of products and extraordinary logistics facilities of Kerala being a unique destination located in the extreme southern end of India. He also requested thefarmers/FPOs/exporters to take advantage of the plethora of schemes offered by the government agencies. He also emphasised the importance of sourcing the right product in the right quantity in line with the specific requirements of importing countries to attract more buyers to the state.
    
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