A new agriculture export policy has been announced by the government of India. An Exporters’ Welfare Association said this will not be of much help in boosting exports of fruits and vegetables, unless various government departments dealing with such exports become proactive in their operations, exporters have said.
They accused Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority of not taking adequate steps to boost shipments to overseas.
“I do not think that the new agriculture export policy will be of much help to farmers unless organisations such as APEDA and DPPQS take adequate measures to be proactive in their operations and play an honest role in promoting exports, which unfortunately has not been the case so far,” West Bengal Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FFV) Exporters Welfare Association’s Joint Secretary Ankush Saha said on Monday.