Sunday, 21 June 2026
Bihar enters global market with vegetable exports to Dubai through COMFED-style cooperative. Bihar has taken a significant step toward globalizing its agriculture sector with the export of a 1,500-kilogram consignment…
During his two-day visit to Italy, which concluded on June 5, 2025, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal held a high-level meeting in Brescia—Italy’s industrial heartland—with Italy’s Deputy…
Piyush Goyal joins WTO Talks in Paris, representing Indian interests India raised critical concerns on agriculture, fisheries, and WTO reform at an informal gathering of around 25 trade ministers from…
A dual-track strategy is crucial at this stage. In the near term, India should selectively lower high tariffs on non-sensitive imports while negotiating non-tariff safeguards to protect vulnerable sectors like…
Vietnam continues to dominate the Philippines’ rice import market, accounting for nearly 90 per cent of the country’s rice shipments. Despite efforts by the Philippines to diversify its sources, Vietnam…
Union Minister Amit Shah reviewed the world’s largest cooperative food grain storage initiative, highlighting the key role of PACS and its potential to strengthen rural development. The scheme is designed…
The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA) has expressed strong support for the Government of India’s recent decision to reduce the basic import duty on crude edible oils from 20…
India’s foodgrain production is projected to have risen by 6.6 per cent in 2024–25, marking the fastest growth in eight years and reaching a record 354 million tonnes (MT). Key…
Profit margins to remain under pressure; credit profiles to witness challenges. Indian shrimp exporters will see a marginal 2-3 per cent uptick in revenues this fiscal on improved realisations stemming…
The Union Cabinet has earlier approved the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds)—a major initiative aimed at increasing domestic production of oilseeds and reducing the country’s dependence on…
India is the fourth-largest oilseed producer in the world. It has 20.8 per cent of the total area under cultivation globally, accounting for 10 per cent of global production. The…
Theses paddy varieties have been officially approved by both state and national varietal release committees for cultivation in the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal…
As key palm oil exporting nations boost incentives for refined palm oil exports, India has witnessed an unprecedented rise in refined palm oil imports over the past five months. This…
The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA) has expressed strong support for the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs’ (CCEA) recent decision regarding oilseeds marketing for the 2025–26 season. Sudhakar Desai,…
