APEDA facilitates first air shipment of Karnataka mangoes to Maldives
One metric tonne of Neelam and Totapuri mangoes from Karnataka’s KGF-Kolar belt was air-shipped to the Maldives, with Prakruthimaya FPC farmers reportedly earning over 50% higher returns through direct export aggregation.
APEDA facilitated the first air export of one tonne of Karnataka’s Neelam and Totapuri mangoes to the Maldives. Farmers linked to Prakruthimaya FPC earned over 50% higher returns through direct export procurement and aggregation.
Why this matters
The Maldives shipment extends APEDA’s export push after India’s Q1 agri exports rose 14% and alongside Andhra’s Banganapalli mango sea route to Singapore, which cut freight costs 10x.
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