APEDA Regional Office Raipur Inauguration Boosts Chhattisgarh Agri-Export Facilitation

Key facts

• The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) inaugurated its Regional Office in Raipur to position Chhattisgarh as a key hub for agricultural and processed food exports.
• The office will serve as a single-point facilitation centre for farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), cooperatives, exporters, and agri-entrepreneurs, offering export registration, advisory support, market intelligence, certification assistance, infrastructure development, export facilitation, and international market linkages.
• The Raipur office has already facilitated the export of fortified rice kernels from Chhattisgarh to Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea.