PIB | 13 Sep, 2022
In
its endeavour to promote export of agricultural products inherent to
India, government organized a Virtual Networking Meet for Agri and Food
GI products in association with Embassy of India, Doha and IBPC Qatar.
More than 80 participants including exports, importers, representatives
from IBPC, officials of Indian Embassy and Agriculture and Processed
Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) participated.
On
the occasion, Deepak Mittal, Ambassador, Embassy of India, Doha,
Qatar, addressed the participants on the opportunities in enhancing the
India Qatar bilateral trade. He stated that such trade meets will
provide opportunity for B2B interaction to enhance exports.
M. Angamuthu, Chairman APEDA in his address emphasized on Government of
India’s focus in promoting GI, organic and natural products. The
attributes of Geographical Indication (GI) adds value to the products
exported.
These
products are sourced directly from farmers and play a pivotal role in
linking farmers with the export market. India can offer wide range of
products and our exporters are keen to export to Qatar.
This
Meet provided a platform for interaction between the India exporters
and importers of Qatar on the strength of India in export of agri and
food products of Indian origin and distinct attributes.
During
interaction, the exporters informed about the potential GI products for
exports such as Basmati Rice, Mango, Pomegranates, products of NER and
several processed products.
These events are expected to further strengthen the confidence of the Importers in Indian Products to facilitate exports.
Agricultural
and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under
Ministry of Commerce & Industry has contributed significantly in
promoting export of agriculture and processed food products with a share
of around 50% (USD 24.77 bn) in overall agri exports during 2021-22.
Besides
being the leading producer of several agri commodities such as rice,
fruits and vegetables, tea etc, India also has a distinct advantage of
having registered geographical indication for several agricultural
products.
Presently, there are more than 400 registered Geographical
Indications in India of which around 150 are agricultural and food
products GI. More than 100 registered GI products fall under the
category of APEDA scheduled products (fresh fruits and vegetables,
processed foods, animal products and cereals).