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Indian growers ship 2.5 tons of GI mangoes to South Korea
India has sent a shipment of 2.5 tons of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Banganapalli and other variety Survarnarekha mangoes from farmers in Krishna and Chittoor districts of Andhra Pradesh. In a bid to increase mango exports to South Korea, the Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Agency (APEDA) in collaboration with Indian embassy, Seoul and the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK), also organised a Virtual Buyer Seller Meet.
Senior officials from APEDA, Embassy of India, ICCK, exporters from India and importers from South Korea participated in the VBSM organised on Thursday. The Ministry of Commerce said in a press statement that the mangoes exported to South Korea, were treated, cleaned and shipped from the APEDA assisted and registered packhouse and vapor heat treatment facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and exported by IFFCO Kisan SEZ.
India has emerged as consistent, reliable supplier of agricultural products: APEDA Chairman
April 19, 2021
India’s exports of rice, wheat and millets witnessed an impressive rise in 2020-21.
Agricultural exports, particularly Agricultural and Processed Food Exports Development Authority (APEDA) scheduled products, were one of the bright spots of the last fiscal.
There was an increased demand for food products to meet food security needs in other countries and despite challenges on the logistics front, the Indian government supported and helped at each step to facilitate shipments, says APEDA Chairman Dr M Angamuth.
India supplied food items through chartered planes on demand from some countries. As a result, the country has emerged as a “consistent and reliable supplier”. “We have gained significant goodwill this year for supplying interrupted quality goods despite limitations,” says the APEDA chairman in an e-mailed interview to