India exports organic millets grown in Himalayas to Denmark
May 05, 2021
Apeda has collaborated with Uttarakhand Agriculture Produce Marketing Board and Just Organik In a major boost to exports of organic products from the country, the first consignment of millets grown in Himalayas would be exported to Denmark.
APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority), in collaboration with Uttarakhand Agriculture Produce Marketing Board (UKAPMB) and Just Organik, an exporter, has sourced and processed ragi (finger millet), and jhingora (barnyard millet) from farmers in Uttarakhand for exports, an official statement said on Wednesday.
UKAPMB procured millets directly from the farmers and processed in a modern processing unit built by mandi board and operated by Just Organik.
India begins exports of organic millets grown in Himalayas
ANI
06 May 2021, 03:03 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India has begun exporting millets sourced from farmers in Uttarakhand, which meet the organic certification standards of the European Union, to Denmark.
According to a release from the Ministry of CommerceIndustry, APEDA, in collaboration with Uttarakhand Agriculture Produce Marketing Board (UKAPMB) and Just Organik, an exporter, has sourcedprocessed ragi (finger millet), and jhingora (barnyard millet) from farmers in Uttarakhand for exports.
UKAPMB procured millets directly from these farmers which have been processed in the state-of-art processing unit built by mandi board and operated by Just Organik.
Exports of Indian organic products record $1.04 bln last fiscal
Export of organic products from India grew 51 per cent to a record $1.04 billion in dollar terms during the 2020-21 fiscal compared with the previous fiscal. Since 2002-03, organic products exports have increased by 80 times, from $13 million to $1.04 billion.
“Exports during 2019-20 were affected by the Covid pandemic. Until then, exports of organic products witnessed a growth exceeding 25 per cent annually since 2016-17,” said M. Angamuthu, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda).
“Between 2016-17 and 2018-19, organic products exports increased by 25 per cent, 40 per cent and 47 per cent, respectively,” the Apeda Chairman said. The authority functions as the secretariat for the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) that is implemented under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce.
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Export of organic products from India grew 51 per cent to a record $1.04 billion in dollar terms during the 2020-21 fiscal compared with the previous fiscal. The increase has come after organic products shipments dropped by nine per cent to $689 million in 2019-20 from $757 in 2018-19.
“Exports during 2019-20 were affected by the Covid pandemic. Until then, exports of organic products witnessed a growth exceeding 25 per cent annually since 2016-17,” said M Angamuthu, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda).
Since 2002-03, organic products exports have increased by 80 times from $13 million to $1.04 billion.
India s Organic Food Products Exports Rise By Over 50 Per Cent To $1.04 Billion In FY21 Despite COVID Challenges
by Swarajya Staff - Apr 28, 2021 04:45 AM
Prime Minister Modi inspecting organic vegetables (Twitter/@RajeshMulka86)
Indiaâs export of Organic food products rose by 51 per cent in terms of value to $1040 million (Rs 7078 crores) during financial year 2020-21 compared to the previous fiscal (2019-20), the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday (27 April).
In terms of quantity, the exports of organic food products grew by 39 per cent to 888,179 metric tonne (MT) during FY 2020-21 compared to 638,998 MT shipped in 2019-20.
The growth in organic products has been achieved despite logistical and operational challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic, the ministry said.