APEDA and InD Events Dubai Sign Pact for India's Official Partner Country Status at Gulfood 2027

Key facts

• The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with InD Events Dubai, the organiser of Gulfood, at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi in the presence of Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal.
• India will return as the Official Partner Country for Gulfood 2027, marking the second consecutive year of the partnership after its participation at Gulfood 2026.
• The MoU was signed by APEDA Secretary Dr. Saswati Bose and Mark Napier, Vice President – Exhibitions Department and Growth for Food & Hospitality at InD.
• Gulfood 2027 is scheduled from 15-19 March 2027 in the UAE and is one of the world's leading food and beverage trade exhibitions.
• The partnership will deepen India-UAE trade engagement under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), leveraging Dubai's position as a gateway to the GCC, wider Middle East and African markets.
• India's Gulfood 2027 participation will showcase premium, branded, innovative and value-added food products under a unified national platform, with a key focus on widening participation from MSMEs, FPOs, startups and women- and SC/ST-led exporters.