India ships Garhwali apples from Dehradun to DubaiIndia initiates Garhwali apple exports from Dehradun to Dubai with a trial shipment of 1.2 tonnes, facilitated by APEDA. This move aims to ...
21 Aug, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Centre refutes Congress's allegations on organic cotton in MPThe central government has dismissed the Congress party's claims about irregularities in organic cotton certification. The commerce ministr...
27 Jul, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
India organic products' exports have potential to reach Rs 20,000 cr in 3 years: Piyush GoyalIndia aims to increase organic product exports to Rs 20,000 crore in the next three years. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced this wh...
09 Jan, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
Govt notifies procedure for export of certified organic productsThe Indian government has mandated certification under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) for the export of organic produ...
07 Jan, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
Farmer-friendly revision of NPOP to boost India's organic products exports: APEDA ChairmanAPEDA has updated the National Programme for Organic Production regulations. The changes aim to make it easier for farmers and boost India'...
31 Dec, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
India, Taiwan pact to facilitate trade of organic agri goods comes into forceIndia and Taiwan have signed a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) to facilitate trade in organically-produced goods, including tea and medi...
10 Jul, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
Huge potential to increase exports of organic agri products, says Commerce SecretaryIndia has a significant opportunity to increase its exports of organic agricultural products, as the global market is valued at around $135...
07 Sep, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
India exports jackfruit products to Germany from Bengaluru, says commerce ministryPARF represents a group of 1500 farmers with a wide coverage of around 12,000 acres. These farmers grow medicinal and aromatic herbs, cocon...
25 May, 2021, 07.43 PM IST
Indian begins export of major farm items amid COVID-19 lockdown: Government"Exports of all major products i.e. rice, groundnut, processed food, meat, poultry, dairy and organic products has started," the Union Agri...
15 Apr, 2020, 08.02 PM IST
Govt plans to extend NPOP organic certificate to textile, cosmetic, AYUSH products"NPOP, launched in 2001, is the world's largest organic certification programme. As a step further, NPOP now proposes to enter into organic...
07 Nov, 2019, 02.11 PM IST
Global demand for Indian Organic food products on constant increaseThe organic food export realization was around Rs 3453 crore (515 million USD).
23 Oct, 2018, 03.05 PM IST
Work on value addition, traceability of farm exports: Rita Teaotia to exportersVietnam, UAE, Saudi Arabia, the US, Iran, Iraq and Nepal are the major destinations for export of food products from India.
12 Jun, 2017, 02.25 PM IST
Is organic food that you eat free of synthetic pesticides & chemical fertilisers?In the wake of the recent Maggi imbroglio and concerns over contamination of food, more retailers have begun asking for documentation about...
19 Jul, 2015, 07.28 AM IST
- Certification standards for organic textiles unveiled
The government today introduced national certification standards for organic textiles aimed at boosting their demand in major markets, incl...
31 Jul, 2012, 04.35 AM IST
- India aims to export $1 bn organic products in next 5 yrs
India aims to export $1 billion worth of organic products in the next five years as there is greater demand for non-food products such as o...
15 May, 2010, 02.23 PM IST
- Govt cracks down on two agencies for violating organic farming norms
An acreditation agency under the commerce ministry has imposed penalties on two certification bodies for fraudulently certifying geneticall...
16 Apr, 2009, 01.38 AM IST
- Apeda to ask Japan to give equal status to local certification agencies
In an attempt to boost the exports of organic products to Japan, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Ape...
17 Jan, 2009, 01.10 AM IST