New Delhi: Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to strengthen India’s export cold-chain ecosystem and promote efficient logistics solutions for agricultural and processed food products.
The MoU was signed on September 17, 2026, in New Delhi. The partnership aims to establish a collaborative framework between CONCOR and APEDA to address export logistics requirements and support the movement of temperature-sensitive agricultural and processed food products.
CONCOR expressed its appreciation to APEDA for placing its trust in the company’s cold-chain logistics services.
CONCOR and APEDA Sign MoU for Export Logistics
The agreement brings together CONCOR and APEDA to promote greater efficiency in the logistics chain supporting India’s agricultural and processed food exports.
The collaboration will focus on strengthening cold-chain capabilities, which are an important part of export logistics for products that require controlled temperature conditions during transportation and handling.
Key Highlights
- Parties: CONCOR and APEDA
- MoU signed: September 17, 2026
- Location: New Delhi
- Focus: Cold-chain and export logistics
- Products covered: Agricultural and processed food products
- Objective: Strengthen the export cold-chain ecosystem and promote efficient logistics solutions
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MoU to Strengthen Cold-Chain Infrastructure
One of the key areas covered under the MoU is strengthening the ecosystem supporting temperature-sensitive exports.
Cold-chain logistics play an important role in maintaining appropriate conditions for agricultural and processed food products throughout their movement from production and processing locations to export destinations.
The collaboration between CONCOR and APEDA is intended to support the development of more efficient logistics solutions for such products.
Focus on Efficient Export Logistics Solutions
The partnership will also focus on improving logistics solutions for the movement of agricultural and processed food products.
The MoU provides a framework for the two organisations to work together on export logistics requirements and explore ways to support a more efficient logistics ecosystem.
The collaboration is expected to contribute to smoother movement of export-oriented agricultural and processed food products, particularly where cold-chain capabilities are required.
What the CONCOR-APEDA MoU Covers
The agreement covers key areas related to India’s agricultural and processed food export logistics.
Cold-Chain Infrastructure
- Strengthening the ecosystem supporting temperature-sensitive exports.
- Supporting cold-chain capabilities as part of export logistics.
Export Logistics
- Promoting efficient logistics solutions for agricultural products.
- Supporting the movement of processed food products for export.
Institutional Collaboration
- Establishing a collaborative framework between CONCOR and APEDA.
- Working together on logistics requirements related to agricultural and processed food exports.
Partnership to Support India’s Agricultural Exports
The MoU marks a new collaboration between the two organisations aimed at supporting the logistics ecosystem for India’s agricultural and processed food exports.
By bringing together CONCOR’s logistics capabilities and APEDA’s role in promoting agricultural and processed food exports, the partnership will focus on strengthening logistics solutions and cold-chain support for export-oriented products.
About CONCOR and APEDA
Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) is a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, engaged in containerised freight transportation and logistics services. The company provides multimodal logistics solutions, including rail and road transportation and container terminal services.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is a statutory authority established under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985 (Act No. 2 of 1986), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. APEDA works to promote and develop exports of agricultural and processed food products from India.
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