Traders who have imported about 15,000 tons of pigeon pea (toor dal) are trapped with procedural issues related to “time of export”, after the government…
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India to consider compulsory fortification of rice from 2024
Fortification of rice to be compulsory from 2024 as a significant percentage of the Indian population continues to suffer from malnutrition and anemia. Hence the…
View More India to consider compulsory fortification of rice from 2024Government to bring data policy for the farm sector
The Indian government intends to make a national database of farmers and is also in the process of bringing out a data policy for the…
View More Government to bring data policy for the farm sectorWayCool to invest in SV Agri to boost quality and supply of potato seed
WayCool Foods, an Indian agri-commerce startup, has announced a USD 5 million investment in Siddhi Vinayak Agri Processing Pvt. Ltd (SV Agri), one of the…
View More WayCool to invest in SV Agri to boost quality and supply of potato seedCabinet commends amendment in Coconut Development Board Act
July 9, 2021 The Indian government is going to amend the Coconut Development Board Act, 1979 to make the post of chairman non-executive, as part…
View More Cabinet commends amendment in Coconut Development Board ActGovt launches mobile app ‘Matsya Setu’ to bring latest technologies to aqua farmers
July 8, 2021 To bring the up-to-date freshwater aquaculture technologies to India’s aqua farmers, the Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj has launched…
View More Govt launches mobile app ‘Matsya Setu’ to bring latest technologies to aqua farmers Hatsun Agro to sell paneer under Arokya brand
July 1, 2021 Hatsun Agro Product Ltd is expanding its products portfolio by introducing paneer under ‘Arokya’ brand in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,…
View More Hatsun Agro to sell paneer under Arokya brandKeventer Agro to start frozen foods, tetra pack milk business nationwide in next 2-3 years
June 28, 2021 Keventer Agro plans to establish frozen foods and tetra pack milk businesses nationally in the next two to three years. It has…
View More Keventer Agro to start frozen foods, tetra pack milk business nationwide in next 2-3 yearsAfghan cherries are on the lookout for commercial opportunities.
June 26, 2021 Afghan cherries have recovered from near extinction thanks to new cultivars and improved orchard management. The stonefruit, which was once in high…
View More Afghan cherries are on the lookout for commercial opportunities.Sajan Raj Kurup of Creativeland Asia launches organic food enterprise ‘Saintfarm’
June 25, 2021 Sajan Raj Kurup, an entrepreneur, has founded Saintfarm, an end-to-end e-commerce enterprise focused on organic and sustainable food Saintfarm’s major goal is…
View More Sajan Raj Kurup of Creativeland Asia launches organic food enterprise ‘Saintfarm’