India and Taiwan Sign Agreement for Organic Products in New Delhi

India and Taiwan have signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for organic products during the 9th Working Group on Trade Meeting in New Delhi. This is the first bilateral agreement for organic products between the two countries.

The agreement will simplify the export process by allowing products to be sold with the ‘India Organic’ and ‘Taiwan Organic’ logos, reducing compliance costs and enhancing trade opportunities. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and Taiwan’s Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) will work together to implement the agreement.

The MRA will pave the way for the export of major Indian organic products such as rice, processed food, green/black and herbal tea, medicinal plant products, etc. to Taiwan. This agreement is part of India’s Look East policy to enhance relations with countries in the region.