Stresses on the need of a policy initiative to regulate retail prices of pulses India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) – the nodal body for pulses and grains trade and…
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…
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…
The proposed combination envisages acquisition of Zuarinagar, Goa plant of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (ZACL) by Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of…
Phytosanitary certificate is not required for consignments of onion bulbs for consumption, pomegranate fruits and pomegranate’s arils, however, required for potatoes Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)…
New proposals under existing schemes will be invited for approval of financial assistance which will have to be completed by June 30, 2021. According to office Memorandum no. F.…
The bananas were sourced from progressive farmers of Tandalwadi village, part of Jalgaon district of Maharashtra A consignment of fibre and mineral-rich ‘Jalgaon banana’ has been exported to Dubai. The…
The move will help to reduce the country’s consumption dependence on imported edible oil in future Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution today E-launched ’Nafed Fortified Rice…
With distinct aroma and taste, Jardalu mangoes from Bhagalpur district of Bihar received GI certification in 2018. In a major boost to agri-exports potential of eastern region, the…
Organic exports registers growth of 50.94 per cent Dr Anup Wadhawan, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India said that agriculture exports have performed well during 2020-21. He informed that…
The export also includes three GI certified Khirsapati and Lakshmanbhog from West Bengal and Zardalu from Bihar In a major boost to mango exports potential from the eastern region, sixteen…
India exported 6.38 lakh tonnes (worth Rs 5381 crore) of groundnuts during 2020-21 Opening a window of possibilities of boosting groundnut exports from the eastern region, a consignment of 24…
NMPB will support CSIR-NBRI in carrying out the potential medicinal plant species with high commercial value for the Germplasm collection/conservation The National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPS) and the National Botanical…
In 2019-20, India exported 12,89,651 MT of seafood worth Rs 46,662.85 crore (US$ 6.68 billion), marking a decline of 6.31 per cent in rupee terms and 10.81 per cent in…