New Delhi: In a significant boost to agricultural exports from Odisha, Farmers Produce Organizations (FPOs) in the state have reached out to global markets with the first commercial consignment of fresh mangoes and vegetables.
This achievement was made possible through a strategic collaboration between Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), State Horticulture Directorate and Palladium, the technical support unit for the 'Promotion and Stabilization of Farmer Produce Organizations (PSFPO)' project . ,
On May 15, 0.75 tonnes of fresh vegetables were exported to Dubai from Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar. This includes 0.5M supplied by Madanmohan Farmers Producer Cooperative Society Ltd, an FP in Dhenkanal district, a statement said.
Additionally, 1.22 tonnes of premium Amrapali and Dussehri variety mangoes were shipped to Italy from the same FPO in the last few days.It said farmers associated with these FPOs realized 20-30 per cent higher prices for their produce in export markets compared to domestic sales.
Appreciating the efforts, APEDA regional head Sitakanatha Mandal said, “We want to facilitate the export of fresh produce this season. Our partnership with Palladium made this possible as they identified FPOs with exporters and facilitated their couple."
“The work done by Palladium in connecting FPOs of Odisha to global markets is commendable,” Mandal said.
Biswajit Behera, Associate Director, Palladium, said that with over 800 FPOs, Odisha has immense potential to export fresh agricultural produce across the world.He said that the market linkages created with export supply chains will increase the income of farmers and create sustainable business opportunities for the FPOs of the state.
Behera said, “Our aim is to provide more such global markets to FPOs in remote areas and help them adopt efficient quality control systems to scale up their operations."
This achievement was made possible through a strategic collaboration between Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), State Horticulture Directorate and Palladium, the technical support unit for the 'Promotion and Stabilization of Farmer Produce Organizations (PSFPO)' project . ,
On May 15, 0.75 tonnes of fresh vegetables were exported to Dubai from Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar. This includes 0.5M supplied by Madanmohan Farmers Producer Cooperative Society Ltd, an FP in Dhenkanal district, a statement said.
Additionally, 1.22 tonnes of premium Amrapali and Dussehri variety mangoes were shipped to Italy from the same FPO in the last few days.It said farmers associated with these FPOs realized 20-30 per cent higher prices for their produce in export markets compared to domestic sales.
Appreciating the efforts, APEDA regional head Sitakanatha Mandal said, “We want to facilitate the export of fresh produce this season. Our partnership with Palladium made this possible as they identified FPOs with exporters and facilitated their couple."
“The work done by Palladium in connecting FPOs of Odisha to global markets is commendable,” Mandal said.
Biswajit Behera, Associate Director, Palladium, said that with over 800 FPOs, Odisha has immense potential to export fresh agricultural produce across the world.He said that the market linkages created with export supply chains will increase the income of farmers and create sustainable business opportunities for the FPOs of the state.
Behera said, “Our aim is to provide more such global markets to FPOs in remote areas and help them adopt efficient quality control systems to scale up their operations."