Published: Nov 09, 2016

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a definition for carbonated fruit beverages.

Published: Nov 08, 2016

In Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, horticultural experts are urging farmers in the district to shift from growing coconut, mango and cashew to horticultural crops.

Published: Nov 04, 2016

Tamil Nadu farmers have staged a protest at the office of the chief engineer of the public works department, demanding that the relevant authorities declare Tamil Nadu as a drought-hit state.

Published: Oct 28, 2016

In Karnataka, India, ginger farmers are suffering due to a slump in the market price of the product, a sharp decline in production owing to climatic vagaries and a lack of labour.

Published: Oct 11, 2016

Tensions on the Indian-Pakistan border are escalating and vegetable traders from Gujarat have decided to stop the supply of vegetables, especially tomatoes and chilies, to Pakistan.

Published: Sep 28, 2016

Registering a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 16 per cent, the packaged food market in India is expected to have crossed $51.5 million (mn) mark in 2015 as against $25 million in 2010, noted a recent ASSOCHAM-TechSci Research joint study.

Published: Sep 26, 2016

India has a good position in the global container trade. Over the past years this market has grown and this year a growth of 2.8 percent is expected, writes Maersk in a recently published report.

Published: Sep 20, 2016

Indian researchers have found that they can counter post-harvest mango wastage by tweaking certain genes in the fruit.

Published: Sep 18, 2016

The Department of Cooperatives in Tiruchi, India, which is responsible for overseeing the Farm Fresh outlets initiative, has achieved an impressive feat within eight months of launching: sales of vegetables through Farm Fresh outlets in the city have cros

Published: Sep 13, 2016

The state of Kerala's government intervened in the market in time for Onam, the biggest festival celebrated in Kerala, to prevent vegetable prices from rising.

Published: Sep 06, 2016

Okra farmers in the Indian city of Surat, who sell their produce at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee , have decided to put pressure on chief minister Vijay Rupani when he visits Surat city and Vyara, to ensure they get a good price for their crops

Published: Sep 02, 2016

On August 28, the Indian manufacturer of French Fries and Potato Specialities, HyFun Foods, formally inaugurated its new production plant.

Published: Sep 02, 2016

On August 28, the Indian manufacturer of French Fries and Potato Specialities, HyFun Foods, formally inaugurated its new production plant.

Published: Sep 01, 2016

Manjilas Group launched a new Kerala banana chip snack targeted at Western consumers on Monday 29 August.

Published: Aug 30, 2016

In order to stabilise prices, the National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) has urged the Union government to allow central agencies like it

Published: Aug 23, 2016

As the country’s food safety law completed a decade of operation today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the apex food regulator to empower consumers and work to build “Swastha Bharat”.

Published: Aug 15, 2016

In Kozhikode, the Kudumbashree mission will set up special outlets through the Community Development Societies (CDSs) to sell organic vegetables during the onam festival season.

Published: Aug 12, 2016

Cashew nut prices have surged as excessive heat and lack of rain, linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon earlier this year, affected cashew producers in Africa and Asia.

Published: Aug 11, 2016

Uflex Ltd., one of India’s largest global flexible packaging solution company has been working with customers in India to extend the shelf life of exotic fruits.

Published: Aug 08, 2016

Government has said there is no scope for India to increase the import duty on apples without further negotiations under the WTO regime.