GI-tagged Mithila Makhana makes first sea shipment from Bihar to Australia
Bihar's GI-tagged Mithila Makhana has been exported to Australia for the first time. This significant shipment of eighteen metric tons directly benefited local farmers in Darbhanga. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority facilitated this historic sea route export. Modern facilities are preparing Bihar's agricultural products to meet global quality standards.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Saturday that Mithila Makhana, a GI-tagged product from Bihar, has made its maiden sea shipment to Australia. This 18-metric-tonne consignment yielded farmers in Darbhanga an additional 18 percent profit compared to the market price. The minister credited Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) for facilitating the export.
The consignment, procured directly from farmers in Darbhanga, was loaded onto seven containers and shipped from Bihar's Integrated Unit of Irradiation Cum Packhouse at Bihta, Patna. The Bihar Agriculture Department hailed this as a significant milestone, emphasizing that it links the state's farmers with global markets and marks progress from production to export.
The department highlighted modern facilities for irradiation, quality testing, packaging, and logistics that align Bihar's agricultural products with international quality standards. This unique initiative, which commenced with Makhana, could potentially pave the way for other agricultural products from Bihar to enter international markets.
The development is part of broader efforts to bolster Bihar's agri-export ecosystem, involving capacity building, export infrastructure, quality compliance, market linkages, and value addition. APEDA has been collaborating with various stakeholders, including state governments, exporters, Farmer Producer Organisations, processors, and others, to enhance quality assurance, export facilitation, and market development.
These initiatives aim to broaden global market access for Bihar's agricultural products, fostering sustainable income opportunities for farmers, processors, and exporters.
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