The First Sea Shipment of Botanical-Infused Millets:
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the first-ever sea shipment of botanical-infused, ready-to-cook millet functional foods from Karnataka to New Zealand.
- Botanical-infused millet functional foods are a new category of value-added, ready-to-cook agricultural products that blend highly nutritious, climate-resilient traditional Indian millets with specialized plant-based botanical extracts.
- Developed and Shipped By: M/s Infini Agrotek LLP, an agri-technology firm based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- Facilitating Nodal Agency: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
- The primary aim of this initiative is to diversify India’s agricultural export basket by transitioning from raw grain shipments to premium, value-added functional food products.
- It targets international health-and-wellness markets to capture growing global consumer demand for functional, nutrient-dense, and sustainable food options.
- Key Features:
- Combines the natural micronutrient profiles and climate resilience of traditional millets with targeted botanical infusions to offer specialized wellness and functional health benefits.
- Formulated into modern, consumer-friendly, ready-to-cook formats, making traditional Indian grains accessible and easy to prepare for global households.
- The initial export order was directly generated through business match-making at APEDA-supported global trade exhibitions, including World Food India 2025, Indus Food 2025, and Gulfood 2026.
- Deploys a sea-freight transport model to ship processed millet goods, proving that value-added Indian functional foods can successfully handle long-distance maritime cold chains.
- Meets the strict biosecurity, food safety, and quality standards required for compliance in major international markets like New Zealand.
