Today Irradiation plant located at Bavla in Gujarat received approval from US Department of Agriculture and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS). This plant is GAICL Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., a corporation of Government of Gujarat. It was established by Gujarat’s first and India’s fourth plant accredited by USDA-APHIS for export of Mangoes and Pomegranates.
Export of mangoes from Gujarat will get a boost, the facility can irradiate mangoes with a capacity of 6 Metric Tons per hour.