Start agricultural export body branch in state: Gujarat agricultural minister

To boost export of agricultural products in Gujarat, the state government has decided to upgrade the radiation plant in Bavla and to request the Union government to start a branch of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in Gujarat.

Currently, APEDA has a branch in Mumbai. Gujarat Agriculture Minister Chiman Shapariya said this recently during a meeting of core group on agriculture produce and its export in the state, an official release said.