India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre

India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre

Question: India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre has been launched in which city recently?
a) Pune
b) Rohtak
c) Lucknow
d) None of the above
Ans: a
Facts

  • The Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture and NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) has launched the first Agricultural Export Facilitation Centre of India in the city of Pune.
  • Facility was inaugurated on 14th may 2021.
  • The facility will be available to anyone in the agricultural sector, who plans to export their products overseas.
  • The centre will bring the expertise of current agro exporters and government officials both serving and retired. This will help the new exporter with the all the nuances of export process.
  • The process includes export registration, market assessment, standards of recipient countries, and adjustments required to match those standards, the kind of logistics involved in the operation, among other issues.

By kameshwar shukla

Reference: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/now-open-agro-export-facilitation-centre/articleshow/82665809.cms#:~:text=Up%20Next&text=Pune%3A%20The%20Mahratta%20Chamber%20of,and%20adhere%20to%20global%20standards.