{"id":53023,"date":"2025-09-03T21:02:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=53023"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:10:35","slug":"apeda-bharati-agri-food-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-09-2025\/apeda-bharati-agri-food-exports","title":{"rendered":"APEDA Launches BHARATI Initiative to Boost Agri-food Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched its new initiative BHARATI (Bharat\u2019s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement and Incubation for Export Enablement).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It envisions making India a hub for agri-food startups and innovation, with the long-term goal of achieving $50 billion in agri-food exports by 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Features of BHARATI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Startup-Centric Initiative:<\/strong> Supports 100 agri-food and agri-tech startups in the inaugural cohort.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three-Month Acceleration Programme:<\/strong> Focus on product development, export readiness, regulatory compliance, market access, and collaborative solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Target Sectors:<\/strong> GI-tagged agricultural products, organic foods, superfoods &amp; processed Indian food products.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collaborative Model:<\/strong> Partnerships with state agricultural boards, universities (IITs, NITs), industry bodies, accelerators and private stakeholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Boost to Agricultural Exports:<\/strong> Will help India diversify agri-exports and capture global niche markets (organic, GI-tagged, AYUSH products).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Startup Support:<\/strong> Fills critical gaps in incubation and scale-up for agri-tech and food processing startups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Innovation Promotion<\/strong>: Fosters R&amp;D in packaging, traceability and cold-chain logistics \u2013 sectors vital for reducing perishability and wastage in Indian agriculture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alignment with National Vision:<\/strong> Supports Atmanirbhar Bharat, Digital India, Vocal for Local, and Startup India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global Competitiveness:<\/strong> Creates solutions to meet SPS-TBT (Sanitary and Phytosanitary, Technical Barriers to Trade) standards \u2014 a major hurdle in global agri-exports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food Security and Farmers\u2019 Income:<\/strong> Encourages value addition &amp; backward linkage that can raise farm-gate prices and empower rural entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges to Address<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fragmented supply chains and inadequate cold storage facilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global trade barriers and strict import regulations (quality, environment, sustainability).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financing and scalability issues for small agri-startups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of robust export infrastructure, especially in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strengthen Ecosystem:<\/strong> Expand beyond the pilot cohort to establish a permanent annual incubation programme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Policy Synergy: <\/strong>Align with export promotion policies, FPOs, farm mechanisation, and food processing schemes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>International Partnerships:<\/strong> Greater engagement with import countries for technology and market access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainability Focus:<\/strong> Encourage climate-resilient, eco-friendly packaging and logistics solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Founded<\/strong>: 1986, via an Act of Parliament under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.<br>&#8211; <strong>Objective:<\/strong> Development and promotion of the export of scheduled products, including fruits, vegetables, cereals, animal products, and processed foods.<br>&#8211; <strong>Scope<\/strong>: Over 700 products across 14 main categories (e.g. fresh\/processed fruits &amp; vegetables, cereals, meat, dairy, poultry, and more).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched its new initiative BHARATI (Bharat\u2019s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement and Incubation for Export Enablement).<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key Features of BHARATI<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Startup-Centric Initiative: Supports 100 agri-food and agri-tech startups in the inaugural cohort.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Three-Month Acceleration Programme: Focus on product development, export readiness, regulatory compliance, market access, and collaborative solutions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Target Sectors: GI-tagged agricultural products, organic foods, superfoods &#038; processed Indian food products.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Collaborative Model: Partnerships with state agricultural boards, universities (IITs, NITs), industry bodies, accelerators and private stakeholders.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-09-2025\/apeda-bharati-agri-food-exports\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53023"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53036,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53023\/revisions\/53036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}