Key stakeholders in agricultural value chains from both countries participated in the meet

In a bid to boost agricultural and processed food products exports, APEDA in collaboration with the Indian embassy has organised a virtual buyer-seller meet (VBSM) with Algeria where key stakeholders in the agricultural value chains from both countries participated.

More than 100 participants including exporters, processors and traders of agricultural commodities from India and Algeria participated in the VBSM titled ‘Opportunities in Agri-sector between India and Algeria’.

In the VBSM held with trade and government officials from Algeria, the scope of increasing exports of India’s Geographical Indications (GI) certified agricultural products were discussed. Export potential of products including cereals, animal product, non-basmati and basmati rice etc to Algeria were discussed during VBSM.

Along with APEDA and Indian embassy officials, trade representatives including officials from All India Rice Exporters Association, The Rice Exporters Association, All India Food Processors Association, importers from Algeria including Sarl Agro Plast Company, Haddadi Med Business Export and others participated in the VBSM.