NEW DELHI, 25 June 2021: In a bid to boost agricultural and processed food products exports, The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (​APEDA) in collaboration with the Indian embassy has organized a virtual buyer-seller meet (VBSM) with Algeria.

In VBSM more than 100 participants including exporters, processors, and traders of agricultural commodities from India and Algeria participated with the title ‘Opportunities in Agri-sector between India and Algeria.’

In the VBSM held with trade and government officials from Algeria, the scope of increasing exports of India’s Geographical Indications (GI) certified agricultural products were discussed. Export potential of products including cereals, animal products, non-basmati, and basmati rice, etc to Algeria was discussed during VBSM.

Along with APEDA and Indian embassy officials, trade representatives including officials from All India Rice Exporters Association, The Rice Exporters Association, All India Food Processors Association, importers from Algeria including Sarl Agro Plast Company, Eurl kbline, Haddadi Med Business Export, and others participated in the VBSM.

Due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic, the export promotion programmes were not possible to be organized physically. APEDA has been organizing a series of VBSMs with various countries for providing a platform to the exporters and importers.

Image credit: eufic.org