
Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur (incubatoriitk)

Quality is not a cost; it is an investment that builds trust."
Session 9 of the PM-RKVY Agripreneurship Orientation Programme (AOP) focused on Export Quality, Standards & Certification â because for agri and food startups, a scalable product also has to meet the quality, safety, and traceability bar that global markets expect.
Shri Darshan N M from The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) led the session, helping agripreneurs understand the compliance ecosystem behind successful agricultural exports.
The discussion covered pesticide residue limits, contaminant and microbiological safety, traceability, authenticity, labelling, and adherence to importing-country standards. Startups were introduced to key licences and certifications â FSSAI, NPOP, HACCP, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000, GlobalG.A.P., and BRCGS â along with the role of accredited lab testing for pesticide residues, heavy metals, mycotoxins, nutritional analysis, and shelf-life studies.
The core message: compliance shouldn't wait until export stage. It starts with regulatory understanding at the idea stage and builds toward international certification and traceability as the startup scales.
The session closed with an engaging Q&A, where founders brought their specific product and market questions to the table.
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur (incubatoriitk) | Manindra Agrawal | Air Marshal Philip Thomas AVSM VM | Deepu Philip | Ashutosh Agnihotri | Piyush Mishra | Surbhi Awasthi | Neelakshi, Ph. D. | Deepti Chugh | Dr. Amrita De Adhikari | Anushree Gupta | Sugandha Maheshwari | Arohi Singh | Sarvesh Sonkar | Amruta Gadge | Shivani Singh | Ashish Sharma | Piyush Maurya | Gopal Krishna Dixit | Sarthak Srivastava | Pranshu Shrivastava | Hritangita Mishra
12 September 2026 Ă 02h30
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