What is APEDA?

The Agricultural and Processed Food products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is an export promotion organization under Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Government of India. It is mandated with the responsibility of promotion and development of the export of its products.

1. Floriculture 2. Fruit & Vegetables seeds 3. Fresh Onions 4. Other Fresh Vegetables 5. Walnuts 6. Fresh Mangoes 7. Fresh Grapes 8. Other Fresh Fruits 9. Dried and Preserved Vegetables 10. Mango Pulp 11. Pickle and Chutney 12. Other Processed Fruits and Vegetables 13. Pulses 14. Ground Nut 15. Guar Gum 16. Jaggery and Confectionary 17. Cocoa Products 18. Cereals Preparations 19. Alcohol Beverages 20. Miscellaneous Preparations 21. Milled Products 22. Buffalo Meat 23. Sheep and Goat Meat 24. Poultry Products 25. Dairy Products 26. Animal Casings 27. Processed Meat 28. Natural Honey 29. Non Basmati Rice 30. Basmati Rice 31. Wheat 32. Other Cereals

The Major Agricultural commodities traded in the world are as follows:

1) Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar 2) Meat and Edible meat offal 3) Cereals 4) Dairy produce, Birds eggs, Natural honey 5) Edible Fruits and nuts, peel of citrus fruit and melons 6) Animals or vegetables fats and oils

Who are merchant exporters ?

The Exporters who do not have their Manufacturing/Processing /Growing facility and source the product from others and exports. Manufacturer exporters are those exporters who manufacture the product in their processing unit and then export.

The Major Exporting countries in the world are as follows:

1) FRANCE 2) USA 3) NETHERLAND 4) GERMANY 5) BRAZIL

The Major Export products from India are as follows

1) OIL MEALS 2) RICE (OTHER THAN BASMATI) 3) MARINE PRODUCTS 4) SUGAR 5) RICE BASMATI 6) SPICES 7) MEAT & MEAT PREPARATIONS 8) OTHER CEREALS 9) CASHEW 10)TEA

The Major Importing countries in the world are as follows: 1) USA 2) GERMANY 3) UNITED KINGDOM 4) JAPAN 5) FRANCE

The products which have seen fast export growth in the last decade
1) Rice 2) Basmati Rice 3) Boneless meat of bovine animals (frozen) 4) Other maize 5) Onions 6) Guar gum treated & pulverized 7) Chickpeas dried &shelled 8) Mango pulp 9) Grapes Fresh 10) Shelled groundnuts 11) Guar gum refined split 12) Cucumbers/gherkins prpd/prsvd 13) Skimmed Milk (fat < 1.5%) 14) Other Cane Jaggery

APEDA provides financial assistance to its registered member exporters under the following schemes

Scheme for Market Development Scheme for Infrastructure Development Scheme for Quality Development Scheme for Research and Development Scheme for Transport Assistance