Dehradun, Aug. 23 -- The Secretary, Department of Commerce, Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Sunil Barthwal, flagged off the first trial shipment of 1.2 MT of Garhwali Apples (King Roat variety) from Dehradun to Dubai. The trial shipment was facilitated by the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. This marks another significant step to enhance agricultural exports from the state of Uttarakhand.

The flag-off of Garhwali apples to Dubai represents the beginning of a promising journey. Lessons from this trial shipment will help refine cold chain management, post-harvest handling, and logistics frameworks. With APEDA and the Governm...