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Export firm starts trials of sourcing veggies from state.
May 23, 2022

Varanasi: Fair Exports, a major exporter for Lulu Hyper chain, has started trials of sourcing mixed vegetables, including okra, round guard, jackfruit, long beans, varieties of mango like Banarasi Langda, Dussehri, and Papaya from Purvanchal (east Uttar Pradesh) and neighbouring regions of Bihar.
 
The procurement of these produces would be done by regional farm producer organisations (FPO) for export to Gulf countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates etc.
 
Regional head of Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Dr CB Singh said that officials of Fair Export from Lulu group of Hypermarket reached here on Saturday for two days for starting trials of sourcing horticulture produce from Purvanchal region and nearby areas. Horticulture crops across the Purvanchal region were displayed in a wide range to the importers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates etc, he added.
 
APEDA had held a meet and farm visits with Fair exports officials here, he said adding, following trials of sourcing mix vegetables including okra, round guard, jackfruit, long beans, mango varieties and papaya they also discussed ways of procurement through regional FPOs. The group has decided to start trial shipment of mix vegetables followed by 2-3 consignment on week basis, added Singh.
 
APEDA is initiating these measures to promote the exports of the potential agricultural and horticulture produces and provide market linkage to the producers, he said. During the meeting and farm visits of the officials emphasis was on the potential of high-quality horticultural products, said Singh. He said that the series of events in past two days increased possibilities that markets like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will source the vast untapped potential of Purvanchal based products.
    
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