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Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) celebrated its 36th Foundation Day.

About APEDA

• The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985.
• It functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Authority has its headquarters in New Delhi.

Various Initiatives by APEDA

• APEDA has promoted IT-enabled activities for ease of doing business in the promotion and development of exports from India.
• APEDA has undertaken initiatives like paperless office, APEDA Mobile App, phase-wise delivery of online services, monitoring and evaluation, uniform access, and virtual trade fair with an aim to take export of agricultural products to a new level.
• APEDA has been focusing on the promotion of exports of locally sourced Geographical Indications (GI) tagged as well as indigenous, ethnic agricultural products.
• A Farmer Connect Portal has also been set up by APEDA for providing a platform for Farmer Producers Organisations (FPOs) or Cooperatives to interact with exporters.
• For promoting use of hybrid technology, APEDA has integrated a Blockchain solution into its GrapeNet traceability platform.
• GrapeNet is a web-based certification and traceability software system for monitoring fresh grapes exported from India to the European Union
• The APEDA website provides online facilities for the issuance of Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC), Registration-cum-Allocation Certificate (RCAC) and submission of financial assistance schemes applications.
• The Government of India initiated the development of the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), and APEDA is designated as the Secretariat for NPOP.