Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established in 1985 by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act.

• APEDA has its headquarters at New Delhi and is headed by a Chairman. It has set up five regional offices at Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Guwahati.
• The primary objective of APEDA is to undertake the development and promotion of export of 14 agricultural and processed food products, listed in first schedule of APEDA Act.