The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched its new initiative ‘Bharati’ on the sidelines of the ‘Food & Beverages Sector Stakeholders Meeting’ chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, alongside Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Trade, and Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan.
Bharati, which stands for Bharat’s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement and Incubation for Export Enablement, has been designed to empower 100 agri-food and agri-tech startups, accelerate their journey, promote innovation and create new export opportunities for young entrepreneurs. Conceived as APEDA’s vision to achieve $50 billion in agri-food exports for its Scheduled Products by 2030, the initiative marks a significant step to strengthen India’s agricultural and processed food exports.
Starting in September 2025, the inaugural pilot cohort will empower 100 startups, including high-value agri-food producers, technology-driven service providers and innovators. The Bharati initiative is structured to complement and enhance industry and government-led incubation programmes in the agriculture, food and food processing sectors.
