Assam Exports First International Consignment of Purabi Ice Cream to Bhutan

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Assam exported its first international dairy consignment — 5,627 litres of Purabi ice cream — to Bhutan on 28 July 2026.
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Purabi ice cream is manufactured by the West Assam Milk Producers' Cooperative Union (WAMUL) and marketed by North East Dairy and Foods Limited (NEDFL).
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APEDA facilitated the export, with the consignment reaching markets including Thimphu, Paro, Phuentsholing, and Wangdue.
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The Purabi Dairy plant's ice cream unit has a monthly capacity of 60,000 litres, expanded with World Bank-funded APART project support.

●Consignment size: 5,627 litres of Purabi ice cream
●Destination: Bhutan (Thimphu, Paro, Phuentsholing, Wangdue)
●Manufacturer: West Assam Milk Producers' Cooperative Union (WAMUL)
●Export facilitator: APEDA, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

Facilitates agri-food exports from India

Head: —HQ: New Delhi

The Purabi Dairy plant's ice cream unit has a monthly capacity of 60,000 litres, with the expansion supported by the World Bank-funded Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART). The consignment included cups, family packs, cones, and gallon packs for retail and institutional buyers.

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★Which organisation facilitated Assam's first dairy export to Bhutan?

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Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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•Purabi is manufactured by WAMUL and marketed by NEDFL; this was Assam's first international dairy export.

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Assam Exports First International Consignment of Purabi Ice Cream to Bhutan

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Assam's first international dairy export consignment, sent to Bhutan, consisted of which product?

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