India: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority facilitates a Punjab farmer’s first export consignment of millet-based value-added products

Published 2024년 2월 14일

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The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has assisted a farmer, Dilpreet Singh, from Sangrur in exporting his first consignment of millet-based value-added products. The shipment, valued at USD 45,803, includes 14.3 metric tonnes of ready-to-cook millets and flours. Singh has managed the entire value chain, from growing the millets on his farm to processing and packaging, demonstrating the potential for farmers to significantly contribute to agricultural exports.

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New Delhi: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the export consignment of millet-based value-added products by a farmer from Sangrur, Dilpreet Singh. Singh has transformed into an exporter, marking his first export consignment of 14.3 metric tonnes of millets, and its products valued at USD 45,803. Chairman, APEDA, Abhishek Dev flagged off the consignment. The shipment includes ready-to-cook millets derived from Kodo millet, Foxtail millet, Little millet, Browntop millet, and Barnyard millet. Additionally, flours sourced from Ragi, Jowar, Bajra, Foxtail, Kodo, Barnyard, Browntop, Little, and Proso millets were also a part of this unique export endeavour. Jasvir Singh, the importer based in Sydney, also participated in the virtual flag-off ceremony. He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to APEDA for their extensive support in facilitating the collaboration. He is optimistic about expanding further business opportunities ...

Source: Agriculture Post