SME Times News Bureau | 25 Jun, 2019
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) in association with North Eastern Regional
Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) organised the second Conference
cum International Buyers-Sellers Meet in Imphal, Manipur on 19th
June 2019.
Chairman APEDA in his welcome address said that
India’s total agricultural product exports is valued at 38 billion USD for the
financial year 2017-18, out of which 50% is contributed through APEDA’s
products. He also informed that APEDA has been organising international
buyers-sellers meet for different products in different parts of the country.
Commerce Secretary in his inaugural speech
congratulated the organisers for arranging a programme of this scale.
He further said that the North East Region (NER)
is diverse and has huge potential that can be capitalised considering its
agricultural and horticultural produce, strategic location, neighbouring the
South East Asian countries, and can offer big opportunities for trade and
economic activity to the farmers of the region and help double their income.
This conference in Imphal provided a platform for
B2B and B2G meetings with international buyers, exporters and progressive
farmers / growers to explore opportunities and prospects from the North East
Region particularly from Manipur.
20 international buyers from South East Asia,
Gulf countries and neighbouring countries participated in this event and
interacted with Indian exporters.
Apart from the importers and exporters,
progressive farmers / growers groups from NER also participated in the event
and interacted with the exporters to find out prospects and requirements of
buyer countries. Exporters and growers showcased products of the North East
like pineapple, black rice, organic products, fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers
and spices.
APEDA, under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industries, promotes export of agricultural and processed food products from
India. In its endeavour to promote export of agricultural products from NER,
APEDA has been organising various buyers- sellers meets to facilitate market
linkages of the exporters with international buyers.
The first international buyers – sellers meet for
NER was organized by APEDA in Guwahati in March this year.