Friday, 9 January 2026
India and Saudi Arabia are emerging as two of the most promising frontier markets for blueberries, reshaping the “other destinations” category in global berry trade While volumes remain modest compared…
The Government of India has identified at least 150 unique products from the North Eastern region for Geographical Indication (GI) tagging over the next two years, in a strategic move…
India is the world’s third-largest citrus producer, yet less than 3 per cent of its output reaches global markets, revealing a stark gap between scale and export competitiveness. As international…
Insights from the Monthly Dashboard: Grapes by CRISIL, with export intelligence inputs from APEDA The global table grape economy is entering a phase of measured expansion, shaped by acreage growth…
Insights based on the Monthly Dashboard-Orange by APEDA & CRISIL The global orange market is entering a structurally tighter phase in MY25, marked by climate disruptions, disease-led production declines, and…
Maharashtra’s grape heartland of Sangli is set to gain a strategic institutional boost, with Shivaji University, Kolhapur approving in principle the establishment of a dedicated raisin research centre aimed at…
India’s cold chain network is entering a phase of unprecedented expansion as the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) intensifies investment in integrated post-harvest infrastructure under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan…
The Punjab government has announced the creation of a state-of-the-art Horticulture Technology Research Centre in Ladhowal, signaling a significant push to accelerate horticulture-led growth and diversify the state’s entrenched wheat–paddy…
Cuttack’s potato cultivation outlook remains uncertain as growers continue to show limited interest in expanding planted area despite state-backed incentives and subsidised high-yielding seed. Of the district’s 14 blocks, potato…
Nghe An province is accelerating the shift toward seedless lemon cultivation as a resilient, high-value alternative to traditional orange orchards, which have been increasingly impacted by citrus greening disease. Strong…
The Darjeeling Mandarin Orange, one of the Eastern Himalayas’ most cherished horticultural treasures, has officially received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The certification, granted by the GI Registry on November…
In a significant stride for Indian horticultural science, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has released Kaveri Vaaman, a first-of-its-kind dwarf banana variety engineered to withstand lodging and shorten the…
Ministry’s initiative of ‘Cooperation among Cooperatives’ to develop a comprehensive seed-to-market value chain for potatoes Banas Dairy, a part of Amul and Asia’s largest cooperative dairy, and Bharatiya Beej Sahakari…
HortiRoad2India has unveiled a comprehensive strategic blueprint designed to reshape Indian horticulture through Dutch-Indian collaboration, with a strong emphasis on sustainable production systems, high-tech greenhouses, and resilient farm entrepreneurship. The…
