Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda), which has been helpingAssamfarmers get international markets for their natural, organic and GI-tagged Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture products, said the northeast has the potential to lead the country in exports.
Several consignments of litchi, pumpkin and Assam lemon (commonly known as kaji nemu in Assamese) were exported by Apeda from the state to different countries.
The state agriculture department under the aegis of Apeda held a conference on Friday focusing on the export potential of natural, organic and -certified agro-products here. The prime objective was to create an international market link for the farmers or the producers of the region.
Apeda has also planned to facilitate capacity building to officials of the agriculture department. The selected officials would be sent in batches toKarnataka,Maharashtraand Gujarat.