Indian agricultural products will have to move up the value chain in order to achieve the export target of 15 billion dollars in the next three years and the main challenge for the sector will be to deal with emerging range of non-tariff barriers, Union Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar, said.
Speaking at the Export Awards function of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) which coincided with celebrations of APEDA's completion of 25 years, the Commerce Secretary said, 'The agri products will have to deal with emerging non-tariff barriers such as sanitary and phytosanitary measures. We have to address quality and technical issues more seriously.' He also warned that the traceability measures deployed in various agri-products to meet with international requirements may become another mode of banning.
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