The first consignment of vegetables was dispatched to United Arab Emirates from Uttarakhand, in a major boost to agricultural produce exports.
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The consignment included curry leaf, okra, pear and bitter gourd sourced from the farmers of Haridwar.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has been carrying out promotional activities to bring Uttarakhand on the agricultural and processed food products export map of India.
APEDA is planning to provide financial assistance for setting up a pack house in Uttarakhand. APEDA would continue to focus on the Uttarakhand region both in terms of capacity building, quality upgradation and infrastructure development by linking buyers to farmers through strengthening the entire supply chain of agricultural produce.
