Food Category
The Maharashtra government is looking at several options to generate alternate sources of revenue for Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) that may struggle to survive once the farm laws are fully implemented in the state. A study committee has been formed to suggest ways and means to enhance revenues for market committees. A circular issued […]
India’s mustard output is all set to hit a record 10 million tonnes this year in the wake of the pilot project launched during 2020-21 rabi season. As per the oilseed mission lunched by the government through Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), the sowing area under the crop is said to have reached an […]
India’s foodgrain production is estimated to rise by 2 per cent in 2020-21 crop year to an all-time high of 303.34 million tonnes on better output of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals amid good monsoon rains last year, the agriculture ministry said. Crop year runs from July-June. In the 2019-20 crop year, the country’s […]
Arrivals of several crops in the organised mandis have picked up ever since the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the three contentious farm laws on 12 January, 2021, according to official data on the Union agriculture ministry’s Agmarknet portal. Of the ten major kharif crops, mandis have seen increased arrivals in five crops – […]
After a tough exports season last year, mango growers in India are looking at higher exports this year, and targeting newer markets. Malaysia and Argentina have emerged as the new markets for the Indian mango this season with exports to the Middle East expected to commence next month onwards, senior officials of the Maharashtra State […]
An actor and cardiologist, Bharat Reddy, has always believed that you only live once. Therefore, when he stumbled upon a group of farmers in southern Indian Tamil Nadu state’s Rameshwaram, who seemed to have boundless energy, he wanted to discover their secret of youthfulness. Every now and then, they would scrunch up what looked like […]
Sugar mills in Maharashtra have managed to clear around 82.09 per cent of the fair and remunerative price (FRP) dues amounting to Rs 11,630.25 crore for the current season till February 15 and have paid excess FRP for the same period. Sugar mills in the state, however, still owe dues of Rs 2,535.96 crore for […]
The Centre sanctioned 134 food processing projects across various states last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic and is committed to the growth of the sector, Union Minister Rameswar Teli said. Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli participated in the fourth-edition of Emerging North East event on Friday in Guwahati. The event was […]
Although a rebound in the Indian economy is encouraging, the full and proper recovery of the economy still has a long way to go. Covid-19 vaccination rollout is positive, but the pace of the drive remains slow. India has vaccinated ten million-odd people in a month, but that is not even one per cent of […]
The 497 sugar mills operational in the country have together produced nearly 209 lakh tonnes of sugar till February 15 as against 170 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period last year, an increase of nearly 23 per cent. According to a press release issued by industry body Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), while 183 sugar […]
