The North-Eastern region have witnessed more than 85 percent growth in the export of agricultural products in the last six years. Commerce and Industry Ministry said, the export has reached to over 17 million dollar in 2021-22 from 2.52 million dollar in 2016-17. The major destination of export has been Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Middle East, the UK, and Europe.<br />''<br />''The Ministry said, there has been a significant increase in the export of agricultural produce from North-Eastern states like Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya. In the last three years, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development and Authority, APEDA has organised 136 capacity building programmes on export awareness across the different parts of North-Eastern region.<br />''<br />''<br />
News On AIR | July 12, 2022 8:55 PM
North-Eastern region witnessed more than 85% growth in export of agricultural products in last 6 years