Despite being Asia’s largest regulated market for agricultural produce, the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) at Vashi fails to stand apart in the international market due to its lack of basic facilities such as restrooms and eateries for workers.

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In order to transform it into an international trading hub the Navi Mumbai Merchant’s Chamber (NMMC) presented a foreign trade concept plan to the APMC traders on Saturday in Vashi. Director of APMC, Kirti Rana said, “Our main intention is to build a hygienic market of international standards.”