According to a Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry spokesperson, this season’s first consignment of Alphonso and Kesar mango from India has been exported to Japan. The mango varieties were exported by Berrydale Foods (OPC) Pvt Ltd, a registered exporter of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to Lawson Retail Chain, Japan, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The consignment was sent on March 26. APEDA has taken a number of export promotion activities and initiatives, by way of development of virtual portals for organizing virtual trade fairs, farmer connect portal, e-office, Hortinet Traceability system, Buyer Seller Meets, Reverse Buyer Seller Meets, product-specific campaigns etc.
Source: theprint.in