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Pradeep Kumar

26/05/21 09:20 AM IST

Jackfruit from Bengaluru exported to Germany

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In a boost to exports of organic products, a consignment of 10.20 MT of value added products of organically certified gluten free jackfruit powder &retort packed jackfruit cubes were exported to Germany from Bengaluru today via sea route.

Phalada Agro Research Foundations (PARF)

  • This has been processed in the APE jackfruit DA assisted pack house owned by Phalada Agro Research Foundations (PARF), Bengaluru.
  • APEDA registered PARF represents a group of 1500 farmers with a wide coverage of around 12,000 acres farms.
  • These farmers grow Medicinal and aromatic herbs, coconut, jackfruit, mango puree products, spices and Coffee.
  • PARF facilitates the certification process as per National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), European Union, National Organic Programme (the United States) standards to their small farmers groups. 
  • Processing unit of PARF has been certified by APEDA under its accredited Organic Certification.
Other recent exports
  • Recently, a shipment of 1.2 metric tonne (MT) of fresh jackfruit was exported from Tripura to London. Jackfruits were sourced from the Tripura based KrishiSanyoga Agro Producer Company Ltd.
  • The consignment was packed at APEDA assisted pack-house facility of Salt Range Supply Chain Solution Ltd and exported by Kiega EXIM Pvt Ltd.

In 2020-21, India produced around 3.49 million tonne of certified organic products which includes all varieties of food products namely oil seeds, sugarcane, cereals, millets, cotton, pulses, aromatic &medicinal plants, tea, coffee, fruits, spices, dry fruits, vegetables, processed foods etc.

Madhya Pradesh has covered largest area under organic certification followed by Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh. 

Source: PIB


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