The major objective of the IGNOU-APEDA Collaboration is to address the specific problems being faced by different players and facilitators of agricultural exports. The programme is meant for producer farmers/ rural youth, women/ export facilitators, entrepreneurs to equip them with necessary awareness, knowledge and skills so that they facilitate agricultural marketing/ export-import while generating livelihoods and income earning. The emphasis will be on the challenges arising in the post WTO scenario.  The broad outlines of the programmes have been approved by the APEDA, and its Board has sanctioned to release Rs. 1.25 crores for the three programmes under the project.