Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitates first-ever sea shipment of flavoured Makhana from Bihar to Canada

Exam-focused facts from the 1 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the first-ever sea shipment of flavoured Makhana from Darbhanga, Bihar, to Canada on 29 July 2026.
The consignment comprised 7 metric tonnes packed in two containers, dispatched through Mundra Port to ZKV Foods, Canada.
The flavoured Makhana was processed and packaged by Nutrivin Agro Private Limited in accordance with international quality and food safety standards.
The export enabled associated Makhana farmers to realise over 50 per cent higher returns through value addition and improved access to international markets.
Bihar accounts for the largest share of India's Makhana production.