APEDA opens its first office in Patna; GI-tagged Mithila Makhana consignment flagged off
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated APEDA's first office in Bihar, in Patna, at the Bihar Idea Festival on 11 September 2025 and flagged off a 7-tonne consignment of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana for New Zealand, Canada and the USA.
Summary
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the regional office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in Patna at the Bihar Idea Festival on 11 September 2025, APEDA's first office in Bihar. The office aims to help farmers, farmer producer organisations and companies export Bihar's agricultural, processed, GI-tagged and One District One Product produce, such as Shahi Litchi, Jardalu Mango, Mithila Makhana and Magahi Pan. Goyal flagged off a 7-tonne consignment of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana for New Zealand, Canada and the USA, exported by Neha Arya, a woman entrepreneur from Darbhanga. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary attended the event.
Key facts
- Date / venue
- 11 Sep 2025, Bihar Idea Festival, Patna
- Office
- APEDA regional office: first in Bihar
- Consignment
- 7 t GI-tagged Mithila Makhana to New Zealand, Canada, USA
- Exporter
- Neha Arya (Nehashi), Darbhanga
- Bihar GI produce
- Shahi Litchi, Jardalu Mango, Mithila Makhana, Magahi Pan
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which city did APEDA open its first office in Bihar on 11 September 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Patna
Piyush Goyal inaugurated APEDA's regional office in Patna at the Bihar Idea Festival on 11 September 2025.
Which GI-tagged product from Bihar was flagged off in a 7-tonne export consignment at the APEDA Patna office inauguration?
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Correct answer: D — Mithila Makhana
A 7 metric ton consignment of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana was flagged off for New Zealand, Canada and the USA, exported by Neha Arya of Darbhanga.