Opening new venues for perishables exports to the US market, the first trial shipment of fresh pomegranate has been sent to the US through airways. The shipment was facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
APEDA Chairman Abhishek Dev said that the increase in pomegranate exports to the US would result in higher price realisation and increase in farmers‘ income. There has been encouraging response from the importers of the pomegranate shipment.
The trial shipment of pomegranate was carried out by the APEDA registered ‘INI Farms’, which are among the top exporters of fruits and vegetables from India. It has built a value chain of banana and pomegranate by working directly with farmers. As a part of Agrostar group, complete services from agronomy, agri-inputs and off-take is provided to farmers with the produce exported to over 35 countries across the world.
