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Oilseeds

Odisha launches groundnut variety tolerant to drought, foliar fungal disease

Kalinga Groundnut-101 has superior haulm quality Odisha has officially released a new groundnut variety ‘Kalinga Groundnut-101’ as an alternative to ‘Devi’, the ruling variety after a gap of 14 years.…

OPDPA welcomes govt’s move on palm oil production in India

According to the association, the decision will have a positive impact on oil palm farmers, and help increase their net earnings The Oil Palm Developers and Processors Association (OPDPA), the…

Govt’s EBP Prog enhances ethanol production from sugarcane, food grains

The move aims to provide clean fuel and provide a boost to agriculture The Government of India through Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) is implementing Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, wherein…

Centre reduces duty on crude palm oil by 5%

Department of Food & Public Distribution recommends removal of the restriction on import of RBD Palmolein and put it in the open general category of imports The Centre has reduced…

SFPWA urges PM for duty-free soybean imports from US  

Due to the lack of suitable food-grade speciality soybeans, food processors are forced to shut down        The Soy Food Promotion and Welfare Association (SFPWA), an organisation representing…

Centre procures 6,99,015.49MT of Pulses, Oilseeds on MSP

Having MSP value of Rs 3,658.94 Cr it benefitted 4,16,126 farmers across the country Upto 26.05.2021, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 6,99,015.49 MT of Moong, Urad, Tur,…

BL Agro plans to invest Rs 150 Cr on marketing in FY 2021-22  

One of the fastest growing edible oils and food products company, BL Agro aims at multi-fold increase of its Rs. 2500 crores turnover.     BL Agro Industries Limited, Rs 2500…

Agriculture Department estimates total food grain production at 305.44 MT for 2020-21 

Estimated production 305.44 MT is higher by 7.94 MT than the production of food grain of 297.50 MT achieved during 2019-20  The Third Advance Estimates of production of major agricultural…

ADM to build new soy crushing plant in North Dakota

It aims to meet fast-growing demand from food, feed, industrial and biofuel customers, including producers of renewable diesel ADM has recently announced its plan to build North Dakota’s first-ever dedicated…

India records 51 % rise in export of Organic food products in 2020-21

India’s organic products have been exported to 58 countries including USA, European Union, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Switzerland, Israel and South Korea.   India’s export of Organic food products rose…

Harvesting of Rabi crops is on schedule in the country  

100 per cent Rapeseed Mustard has been harvested in Rajasthan, UP, MP, WB, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Assam   Amidst the current pandemic situation, farmers and agriculture labourers are…

Ag Ministry hold interface meeting for Kharif 2021 season

The meeting emphasised on reducing the cost of cultivation by using appropriate pest and disease resistant varieties of crops along with cultivation of bio-fortified varieties; enhancement of productivity of Kharif…

Protein Industries Canada to produce clean label protein ingredients from domestic soybean  

The $27.3 million project will result in an innovative proprietary process to produce high-quality soybean protein ingredients   Protein Industries Canada has announced a partnership that will develop and commercialise…

Centre procures over 3 LMTs of Pulses and Oilseeds during KMS 2021  

MSP value of Rs1,667.69 crore benefitted 1,67,964 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan under Kharif 2020-21 & Rabi 2021. Based on the…

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