Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitates first sea export of millet foods to New Zealand

Exam-focused facts from the 6 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the first-ever sea shipment of botanical-infused ready-to-cook millet functional foods from Karnataka to New Zealand on June 3.
The export consignment comprised one metric tonne of value-added millet-based products.
The shipment was exported by M/s Infini Agrotek LLP, Bengaluru.
The initiative is part of the Government of India's efforts to popularise 'Shree Anna' globally.
The shipment was facilitated under the purview of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to strengthen the agri-export ecosystem.