New Delhi, June 25 -- The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has completed the first cohort of its BHARATI programme, an export-focused acceleration initiative aimed at supporting startups in the agri-food sector.

The inaugural cohort included 100 startups from 22 states and two Union Territories, selected from more than 700 applications received nationwide.

Participants comprised 68 agri-food product startups, 26 technology and service providers focused on export facilitation, and six startups working on areas such as traceability, quality assurance, compliance and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) solutions.

The startups underwent a 120-hour acceleration programme covering export preparedness...