APEDA completes 37 years of operations.

February 15, 2023

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which was established in 1986 through an Act of Parliament, works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is mandated with export promotion of agricultural commodities.
- Additionally, APEDA has been entrusted with the responsibility to monitor import of sugar.
In line with ideas of ‘vocal for local’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, APEDA has been focusing on promotion of exports of locally sourced GI (Geographical Indications) tagged as well as indigenous, ethnic agricultural products.
As on date, there are 417 registered GI products and of them around 150 GI tagged products are agricultural and food GI out of which more than 100 registered GI products fall under the category of APEDA scheduled products (Cereals, Fresh Fruits and vegetables, processed products, etc).
As per WTO Data, India has become the world’s eighth-largest exporter of agricultural products, with exports worth USD 24.77 billion in the 2021-22.