There is need to use technology to ensure traceability to farms and technology and training facility should be provided to farmers to improve productivity and for exporters for proper packaging, cold storage and transportation of fresh fruits and vegetables,” she told TPCI.
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It is important to create organic and pest free zones for fruits and vegetables. “There is need for stringent monitoring of fertilizers and pesticides and only the registered pesticides should be allowed to be used. Last year, in an interview with the Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI), Dr Arpita Mukherjee of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations admitted that the Indian food export market suffers from high incidence of use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which can lead to export rejections. However, its share in the global food market is only 1%, explains the APEDA website. 4,971.22 crores/ 674.53 USD Millions and vegetables worth Rs. As per records available on the official Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) website, food is exported to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh, UAE, Netherland, Nepal, Malaysia, UK, Sri Lanka, Oman and Qatar. 9,940.95 crores/ 1,342.14 USD Millions which comprised of fruits worth Rs. India is a major exporter of a variety of fruits and vegetables grown in the country’s vast agricultural lands. As per records available on the official Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) website, food is exported to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh, UAE, Netherland, Nepal, Malaysia, UK, Sri Lanka, Oman and Qatar. During 2020-21, India exported fruits and vegetables worth Rs. India is a major exporter of a variety of fruits and vegetables grown in the country’s vast agricultural lands.
A farmer spreads fertilizer in his rice field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India (representational image)Reuters