India, Sept. 25 -- India and Australia signed a landmark Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for organic products on 24 September 2025 at Vanijya Bhavan in New Delhi, marking a significant step in strengthening their strategic partnership under the India–Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Arrangement (ECTA). The MRA reflects the mutual trust in each country's organic standards and certification systems and is expected to reduce trade barriers, simplify compliance and open new opportunities for farmers and exporters.
The Arrangement was signed in the presence of Commerce Secretary Shri Sunil Barthwal; APEDA Chairman Shri Abhishek Dev; Australia's First Assistant Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF...