APEDA and NAFED MoU
- July 13, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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APEDA and NAFED MoU
Subject: Economy
Context: APEDA, under the Commerce &Industry Ministry, would facilitate exports by co-operatives, farmer produce organisations, partners and associates identified and promoted by NAFED.
Concept:
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed an MoU with National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED)
APEDA and NAFED will facilitate participation of farmers’ co-operatives in global trade including B2B & B2C fairs to be organised in India and abroad and to mutually co-operate in international business development & promotions.
The MoU also entails,
- Providing assistance towards capacity building of co-operative societies and self-help groups for their social & environmental compliances and skilling as per international standards.
- Both the organisations would organise awareness programs, skill development programmes and workshops
- to facilitate registered exporters get assistance under various government schemes and help co-operatives sell their products globally and build capacities, per an official release.
- the key areas of cooperation include facilitating APEDA registered exporters to get assistance under all the Government schemes implemented through NAFED.
- envisages ensuring sustainability and growth of exports by cooperatives by addressing issues such as technology, skill, quality products and market access.