Question

Which of the following is/are true about Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) ?

a) It was established under APEDA act 1986.

b) It is responsible for export promotion of dairy products,floriculture products and medicinal plants.

c) APEDA has also been entrusted with the responsibility to monitor import of sugar.

1. a and b
2. b and c
3. a and c
4. a, b and c

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : b and c

The correct answer is b and c.

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) :

• ​It was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act passed by the Parliament in December 1985.
• The Act came into effect on 13th February 1986. Hence, Statement a is not correct.

• Functions :
  • Development of industries relating to the scheduled products for export by way of providing financial assistance or otherwise for undertaking surveys and feasibility studies, participation in inquiry capital through joint ventures and other reliefs and subsidy schemes;
  • Registration of persons as exporters of the scheduled products on payment of such fees as may be prescribed;
  • Fixing of standards and specifications for the scheduled products for the purpose of exports;
  • Carrying out inspection of meat and meat products in slaughterhouses, processing plants, storage premises, conveyances, or other places where such products are kept or handled for the purpose of ensuring the quality of such products;
  • Improving the packaging of the Scheduled products;
  • Improving marketing of the Scheduled products outside India;
  • Promotion of export-oriented production and development of the Scheduled products;
  • Collection of statistics from the owners of factories or establishments engaged in the production, processing, packaging, marketing or export of the scheduled products or from such other persons as may be prescribed on any matter relating to the scheduled products and publication of the statistics so collected or of any portions thereof or extracts therefrom;
  • Training in various aspects of the industries connected with the scheduled products;
  • To monitor the import of sugar.

• APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the following scheduled products :
  • Fruits, Vegetables, and their Products.
  • Meat and Meat Products.
  • Poultry and Poultry Products.
  • Dairy Products.
  • Confectionery, Biscuits, and Bakery Products.
  • Honey, Jaggery, and Sugar Products.
  • Cocoa and its products, chocolates of all kinds.
  • Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages.
  • Cereal and Cereal Products.
  • Groundnuts, Peanuts, and Walnuts.
  • Pickles, Papads, and Chutneys.
  • Guar Gum.
  • Floriculture and Floriculture Products.
  • Herbal and Medicinal Plants.