In a bid to boost agricultural and processed food products exports, APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy has organized a virtual buyer seller meet (VBSM) with Algeria where key stakeholders in the agricultural value chains from both the countries participated.

More than 100 participants including exporters, processors and traders of agricultural commodities from India and Algeria participated in the VBSM titled ‘Opportunities in Agri-sector between India and Algeria’ organized on Wednesday.

Due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic, the export promotion programmes were not possible to be organized physically. APEDA has been organizing a series of VBSMs with various countries for providing platform to the exporters and importers.

In the VBSM held with trade and government officials from Algeria, the scope of increasing exports of India’s Geographical Indications (GI) certified agricultural products were discussed. Export potential of products including cereals, animal product, non-basmati and basmati rice etc to Algeria were discussed during VBSM.

Along with APEDA and Indian embassy officials, trade representatives including officials from All India Rice Exporters Association, The Rice Exporters Association, All India Food Processors Association, importers from Algeria including Sarl Agro Plast Compant,  Eurl kbline, Haddadi Med Business Export and others participated in the VBSM.

Geographical Indications promoted for export to Algeria via virtual buyer-seller meet connecting exporters and importers for market access. APEDA and the Indian embassy held a virtual buyer-seller meet connecting Indian exporters, processors and trade associations with Algerian importers and officials to explore export opportunities, with emphasis on GI certified agricultural products and commodities including cereals, animal products and rice, as part of APEDA's virtual export promotion series during pandemic restrictions.