Digital Goa, May 6 – Goa govt has notified the Agriculture Export Policy (AEP) for Goa State with the broad objective of increasing farmers income and State share in national Agri exports. The policy aims to promote Goa as Agri. Export Hub of India, develop requisite export oriented infrastructure, promote novel, indigenous, organic, ethnic, traditional and non-traditional Agri products exports etc.
The export of Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) products from Goa in 2017-18 the export was 13585.93 MT of value Rs. 7,364.51 lakhs. The major products exported from Goa are Alcoholic beverages, Jaggery and confectionary, miscellaneous preparation and cereals preparations etc
The Centre had launched the Agriculture Export Policy in December 2018 and directed states to formulate their own policy, focused on promoting exports of unique region-specific products and those with geographical indication certification.
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