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NEW DELHI: A consignment of 30 tonne GI-tagged jaggery from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh has been shipped to neighbouring Bangladesh, an official statement said Saturday. Muzaffarnagar is renowned for its high-quality sugarcane. Jaggery produced here and in Shamli is in high demand in global markets.
GI is an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product from a definite geographical territory. “This initiative marks the beginning of direct export of jaggery from western UP to Bangladesh through farmer producer organisations (FPOs) and farmer producer companies (FPCs),” said the statement from commerce and industry ministry. Brijnandan Agro Farmer Producer Company (FPC), formed in 2023, has 545 members, including two women directors. The FPO is engaged in exporting jaggery, sugarcane products, Basmati rice and pulses.
The statement said with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority’s (APEDA) support, this marks the third success story of an FPO from western UP in agricultural exports, following the export of Basmati rice by Neer Adarsh Organic Farmer Producer to Lebanon and Oman. This is the only FPO in UP to receive financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh under the state’s agri-export policy.
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