<h1>Agri export facilitation: awareness and action plan advance nodal agency role and market linkages for island produce.</h1> APEDA organized an awareness programme to advance implementation of the Agri Export Policy in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, assisting in finalizing a state Agri Export action plan and designating the Department of Agriculture as the nodal agency with a Joint Director as nodal officer. Presentations addressed export requirements, compliance and financial assistance schemes, while exporters outlined market linkages for fruits, vegetables, spices, coconut products, fisheries and dried flowers. Discussions emphasized the Islands' sea-route advantage to Southeast Asian markets and plans for trans-shipment ports to facilitate direct exports, alongside capacity building and infrastructure planning.