The export consignment, shipped by Bengaluru-based Infini Agrotek LLP, consists of botanical-infused millet-based functional foods designed to combine the nutritional benefits of millets with plant-based wellness ingredients. The initiative was enabled through APEDA-facilitated business networking efforts, helping Indian exporters access new international markets.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal hailed the achievement, stating that India’s efforts to promote “Shree Anna” (millets) globally are creating new opportunities for farmers, food processors and agri-entrepreneurs.
The shipment is expected to strengthen India’s position in the rapidly growing global market for functional foods and nutraceutical products. It also reflects increasing international demand for millet-based value-added foods, which offer health benefits while supporting sustainable agriculture. APEDA believes such exports will contribute to higher farmer incomes, greater value addition in the agri-food sector and expansion of India’s agri-export ecosystem.
India has been actively promoting millet exports since the International Year of Millets 2023, with APEDA supporting new overseas markets for millet-based products through trade promotion, buyer-seller engagements and export facilitation initiatives.