Currently the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) requires bananas to be at least 14cm long to qualify for exports but soon these regulations may change.
German company FOOD freshly, which deals in fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, has formed a joint venture with exotic fruits importer IG International and will launch packaged sliced fruits which will remain fresh for 10 days.
Hamdard Laboratories India entered the ready-to-serve beverage segment with the launch of RoohAfza Fusion, an extension of the 10-year-old brand RoohAfza, after a test market exercise.
The three-month extension to the 5% export duty benefit on onions, under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), will boost exports, hope farmers and exporters.
The Himachal Pradesh government has received permission from the Union Ministry of Agriculture to import chemicals and machinery to combat serious problems afflicting apple production, an official said on Saturday.
The District Food Safety Wing of the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, seized 720 kg of chemically ripened mangoes on Tuesday.
India has emerged as the largest importer of almonds from the US during August 2016 to February 2017, a senior Almond Board of California official said here today.
