India’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation remains below target in October 2018
In India prices of key food items from vegetables to sugar and pulses continue to run well below last year, keeping retail inflation below the central bank, …
Global food price index dips for the fifth consecutive month in October
International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices, the United …
Horticulture production in India up by 2% in 2017-18
Horticulture production in the year ended June is pegged at 306.82 million tonnes, up 2.05 per cent from the previous year’s 300.64 million tonnes, according …
Growing cereals in India less profitable than fruits and vegetables
Growing fruits and vegetables fetched better returns to farmers as the value of production of these items continued to grow over five years between 2012-16, …
Nipah scare hits India’s fruit and vegetable exports; Pakistan to benefit
Pakistan will be cashing on the fruit and vegetable exports opportunity to Arab Gulf countries as India is facing a ban on imports due to an outbreak of the …
India’s Wholesale Price Index rises to 4-month high at 3.18 per cent in April, 2018
India’s wholesale price inflation (WPI) rose to a four-month high of 3.18 per cent in April on increasing prices of petrol and diesel as well as fruits and …
Loving ugly fruit, vegetables good for us, the world, says FAO
The slightly bent carrot or a spotty potato may not be good for a grocery store shelf or the eye, but throwing them away for want of looks merely means you are …
Indian government goes big on agriculture in its budget to address rural distress ahead of key elections
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rolled out major sops for the agriculture sector in its attempt to arrest rural distress and help farmers earn …
India estimates 4.5% decline in onion output in 2017-18
India’s onion production is estimated to decline by 4.5 per cent to 21.4 million tonnes in the current 2017-18 crop year due to lower acreage, as per the …
India clocks record horticulture production of 300.6 million tonnes in 2016/17; output seen rising by 5 percent this fiscal
India’s horticulture production hit a record 300.6 million tonnes in 2016/17 and are seen rising by 5 percent in the current 2017/18 fiscal, according to …