With an aim to double the rate of food processing in the country from the current 8-10% to 20% by the end of the term of the Modi government, ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) has stepped up efforts such as completing 37 Mega Food Parks, well
While children have always climbed trees to pick mangoes, now workers and parents are also lining up to do so, in face of the worsening food shortages being experienced in Venezuela.
This week, over 300 kilos of Thai mangoes were destroyed by the Henan Province Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. These mangoes, imported from Thailand, were sent to Henan Province Inspection and Quarantine Bureau for inspection on May 24th.
Cauliflower and broccoli: two products with a different look, but belonging to the same family. According to figures from FAOSTAT, the largest cauliflower producer in terms of volume is China, with a production of almost 9 million tonnes.
In May, Taiwan's food prices rose 5.8% in comparison with the year earlier. Fruit and vegetables prices were driven up by weather conditions: fruit prices jumped 31%, while vegetable prices rose 20%.
Patna is the second largest city in eastern India after Kolkata; high temperatures and humidity there have led to a good output of vegetables, and subsequently a sharp decline in prices.
Naturipe Farms has highlighted increased demand for blueberries, leading one of its grower-owners Munger Farms to continually improve its harvesting methods, berry varieties and packaging styles.
On the banks of the Limpopo River near Musina, a team from the farming enterprise, ZZ2, have completely remodelled, refurbished and extended an outdated tomato pack-house, in just over three months.
In Srinagar, the government is prioritising the modernisation of fruit markets, according to Minister for Public Works and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rehman Veeri.
California's 2015 walnut acreage is estimated at 365,000 acres, up 12 percent from 2013. Of the total acreage, 300,000 were bearing and 65,000 were non-bearing.
A recent report indicates strong consumer demand for almonds, suggesting that production of the nut will remain profitable for most California growers, despite a sharp drop in prices since last summer.
After having such a long period where avocados were like gold dust and cost almost as much, the European market for green skin varietal took a sharp dip in week 19 due to record volumes arriving from South Africa and Peru.
Sales of organic food in Germany are being driven by rising disposable incomes, combined with an increasing awareness of the health benefits of organic food.
Ecuadorian banana exporter Tropical Fruit has received the 'Carbono Neutral' certification from the Consultora Ambiental SAMBITO, after a one year process.
In 2015 Spain was the country that exported the most lettuce worldwide, according to data from the Statistics Division of the United Nations (UN), COMTRADE, under code 0705 (fresh and refrigerated lettuce) of the Integrated Tariff of the European Communit
The ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) is awaiting the cabinet nod for the note prepared by department of industrial policy & promotion (DIPP) to revive investment into the sector.
