APEDA signs MoU with NRDC

The  Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) with a view to giving a boost to the export value chain.

Ministry of Commerce and  Industry in a statement said that the MoU has been signed for the implementation of the Agri Export Policy and to strengthen the export value chain. The MoU has been inked for utilizing both the organizations’ expertise by working together to synergize the activities in the interest of agriculture and allied sectors for bringing better value to the stakeholders. 

The MoU’s mandate is to infuse and



disseminate technologies jointly with APEDA in the areas of climate-resilient agriculture related to zero carbon emission farming to produce residue/carbon-free food for exports.

As per the MoU document, both the organizations will cooperate in collaborative projects for the commercialization of embedded technology related to Agri and food processing at various levels of the value chain for boosting the export of Agri products.

NRDC is an enterprise of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. it was established in 1953 with the primary objective to promote, develop and commercialize the technologies, know-how, inventions and patents.