Canada allows imports of Indian pomegranates, banana and okra for the first time
The Dollar Business Bureau Canada has allowed market access with certain conditions to Indian horticultural products like custard apples, pomegranates, okra, bananas, mangoes – this was relayed to the Indian industry by India’s Agricultural and Food Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) confirming the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIAs) approval. The conditions for the shipments that CFIA has specified included – origin of the material be clarified in a detailed manner on the shipping documents and that the produce is free of soil, pests and leaves. APEDA’s letter detailed, “interested exporters of above mentioned commodities are advised to contact the Canadian importers to start export from India subject to compliance of above mentioned requirements.” The letter also clearly stated that exporters must keep ...
Reducing procedural barriers essential to improve Indias MSME sector, say Industry leaders
Neha Dewan | TheDollarBiz (L - R): Speaking at the event Mr. Kalraj Mishra, Minister for MSME, Government of India; Mr. Deep Kapuria, Chairman, CII Regional Committee on Central Europe; Mr. Madhav Lal, Secretary, Ministry MSME, Government of India; Mr. T.T. Ashok, Co-Chairman, CII National SME Council; Mr. Sujith Haridas, Deputy Director General, CII Industry leaders from India and several other countries said in the Global SME Business Summit 2014 in New Delhi this week that the government should focus on simplifying procedures and on skill-upgradation to help improve the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in India. The MSME sector plays a key role in India’s economy and in making the recently launched “Make in India” campaign a ...
