India exports processed and organic certified jackfruit to Germany

India has exported a consignment of 10.20 MT of value-added products of organically certified gluten free jackfruit powder and retort packed jackfruit cubes to Germany from Bengaluru on Tuesday (25 May 2021) via sea route. The products were processed at the APEDA assisted pack house owned by Phalada Agro Research Foundations (PARF) in Bengaluru. PARF is a group of 1500 growers with a wide coverage of about 12,000 acres farms. These cultivators grow Medicinal and aromatic herbs, jackfruit, coconut, mango puree products, coffee and spices. PARF facilitates the certification process according to the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), European Union (EU), National Organic Programme (US) standards to their small farmers groups. PARF’s processing unit has been certified by APEDA under its accredited Organic Certification. Few days back, a shipment of 1.2 metric tonne (MT) of fresh jackfruit was exported to London from Tripura. Jackfruits were sourced from the Tripura ...