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Guwahati, November 3: Indian Chamber Commerce organized a daylong Capacity building program on the development of Organic Food in Guwahati, today. Speaking on the program, Himanga Dip Das, Export Commissioner of Government of Assam said that value addition in food products is the most essential thing required for development of Organic Food exports from Assam. He said that the Government of Assam has recently taken a strong initiative to promote exports from the state. The Government of Assam has a dedicated Export development Cell to facilitate the export. The cell has tie up with many reputed and professional organizations like Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. The Assam government has also formed an export cell at the district level with the deputy commissioner of the district as the head of the cell. Earlier in the program, S Bhattacharjee, Co-Chairman of ICC Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing Committee has highlighted the various aspects of Organic food products like Certification, market linkages, new technological inputs and various infrastructure needs like cold storage, transportation etc. Ashraf Kamal of APEDA highlighted the various aspects of Certification like PGS (Participatory Guarantee System) from APEDA which can be used by the entrepreneurs. He also talked about the potential markets like UAE, USA and what are the products that have the maximum potential from the state.Dhruba Roy Choudhury of HDFC bank has given a detailed presentation on the various crucial documentation required for doing export business. Khagen Sharma, Deputy Director of Department of Horticulture, Government of Assam and Dr. Dwijendra Nath Barman, Deputy Director of Spices Board India also gave presentations on the various initiatives taken by their respective departments. The program was attended by various new entrepreneurs, exporters, FPOs and senior government officials.
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