Published: Mar 22, 2017

The Indian government will allot 100 cold chain projects on Monday as it moves to create a national grid to cut wastage of fruits, vegetables and perishables and ensure better remuneration for farmers.

Published: Mar 17, 2017

The Union government has gifted Bihar a banana research centre that will be constructed, at a cost of USD $2,418,416, in Goraul in Vaishali and will help revive the cultivation of the fruit, which was once an important cash crop for state farmers.

Published: Mar 16, 2017

Exporters from the region have been left high and dry after Air Asia, the top cargo-lifting carrier at Trichy international airport, temporarily stopped the booking of consignments from Saturday.

Published: Mar 14, 2017

With the aim of reducing the rotting of onions due to lack of sufficient storage facility in the region, farmers will get about a 50 per cent subsidy to construct storage capacity at the farm levels.

Published: Mar 10, 2017

India has temporarily suspended the entry of dragon fruit, coffee beans, bamboo and other imports from Vietnam with effect from March 7 due to a “repeated interception of quarantine pests”.

Published: Mar 07, 2017

While a number of potato growers are facing huge losses, a section of Bengal farmers is set to make money from potato cultivation after a collaborative farming arrangement with multinational food giant PepsiCo.

Published: Mar 01, 2017

About 30 to 35% of the annual crop yield in the country gets wasted because of pests, said P.K. Chakrabarty, Assistant Director General of Plant Protection and Biosafety of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Published: Mar 01, 2017

Onion prices have touched a five year low, with the average price that farmers could fetch being Rs 450 per quintal at the Lasalgaon APMC, which is the largest market for onions in India.

Published: Feb 28, 2017

With the success of Bengal's organic farming in the past few years, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) from the Indian city of Bankura are going to export organic vegetables to countries abroad.

Published: Feb 27, 2017

With the success of Bengal's organic farming in the past few years, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) from the Indian city of Bankura are going to export organic vegetables to countries abroad.

Published: Feb 23, 2017

The price of vegetables, particularly onions, could rise in the coming months as the government has estimated that output is slightly lower than last year.

Published: Feb 22, 2017

The AAP in India have said that potato growers in Punjab are suffering after being neglected for years by the SAD-BJP government.

Published: Feb 22, 2017

The Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday said that transparent international guidelines have been followed to rejuvenate its Rs 3,500-crore fruit industry and the imported apple cultivars were tested and found to be pest and disease-free.

Published: Feb 21, 2017

Farmers in India are making the most of the internet these days to trade their agricultural products.

Published: Feb 17, 2017

The price of potatoes has seen a near 40 per cent year-on-year decline in Bengal mostly because of a bumper crop.

Published: Feb 14, 2017

Under a proposal submitted by the Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Harbour Engineering and Cashew Industry, J. Mercykutty Amma, Andhra Pradesh will give 50,000 hectares to the KSACC for cashew cultivation with an initial investment of USD $104m over five ye

Published: Feb 10, 2017

They look like plastic bags but are made of materials like natural starch and vegetable oil derivatives.

Published: Feb 10, 2017

Amid worries of farmers selling their tomatoes in distress, the Indian government has been looking for a buyer for the countries excess tomatoes.

Published: Feb 09, 2017

A study was conducted by the Lords Universal College, which collected samples from ten local markets in Mumbai showed high microbial levels in fruit salads tested.

Published: Feb 09, 2017

A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) has found pesticide residues in tomatoes and bitter gourd originating from Kolar.