People in the Kashmir valley are facing a crisis situation in the month of Ramzan due to shortages of fresh fruits and vegetables in the market, as supply trucks are facing problems on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in what’s called ‘Indian occupied Kashmir’.
Onion prices are set to soar during the festival season later this year as fewer farmers have planted this crop due to falling prices and poor rainfall, says the Maharashtra government's Agriculture Department.
Exports of a specified quantity of essential commodities to the Maldives have been exempted from any kind of domestic restrictions or prohibition in the current fiscal year, stated an official notification, issued Tuesday.
On average, 70,000 boxes of mangoes are arriving daily in Vashi market, Navi Mumbai, and 30 percent of them are being exported, mainly to the Gulf countries.
As a predominantly agricultural economy, India produces 275 million tonnes of food every year, according to a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
During the first five months of the oil year 2018-19, edible oil imports increased by 3.9 percent to six million tonne compared to the corresponding period a year ago.
Nutricia International Pvt Ltd (Danone India) recently launched a new mango-flavoured variant of Protinex, its leading adult nutrition Health Food Drinks (HFD) brand, in keeping with its mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible.
To increase exports to China in order to substantially lessen the trade imbalance, the Commerce Ministry has scheduled a brainstorming meeting this week with other line ministries and export promotion organisations to identify sectors and strategies to st
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The two successive seasons of insufficient rainfall has worsened supply of horticulture crops in western Indian states including Maharashtra and Gujarat.
The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) on Friday organised a workshop on ‘Post GI Activities for Naga Tree Tomato and registration for Authorized Users’ in Kohima.
Fluctuating market dynamics and bumper produce have reportedly resulted in a Rs 42 billion (€540 mln) drop in earnings of onion farmers as compared to last year, India’s central Agricultural Ministry has stated.
Adverse agro-climatic condition, prolonged winters and the increased difference between day and night temperatures at the flowering stage has given a big blow to Maharashtra mango output.
In next 4-5 years Rs 2.1 billion (€26.9 million) will be invested in setting up or upgrading cold storages to address the problem of stockpiling of perishable commodities.
