Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The UAE food industry said there is a huge demand for Indian poultry. dairy, basmati rice and wheat products in the Middle East.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who was in the UAE, last week held detailed discussions with these importers and discussed ways to increase exports from India.
“There is a huge scope for India to export frozen products in these countries,” Global Food Industries LLC Head of Sales UAE (Frozen and Beverages) Nissar Thalangara said.
The UAE industry has sought the support of the Indian government in smooth certification processes, more coordination with Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), and harmonisation of standards.
They also said that high quality packaging of Indian products would help boost Indian players to increase exports of food and food products to countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).