Published: May 04, 2016

Indian vegetable prices tend to be higher in summer due to the shortage in supply, but prices have started to increase even earlier this year, as temperatures have been high since the first week of April. The heat wave across northern and western India is

Published: May 04, 2016

Farmers in the Indian cities of Bidar and Kalaburagi will receive help from Tamil Nadu based National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) scientists. The farmers will be trained in cultivation methods, crop protection and post-harvest technologies, as well

Published: May 04, 2016

India is the world’s second-largest producer of food next to China, and has the potential of being the largest with robust growth in food and agricultural sectors.

Published: May 04, 2016

Food processing has the potential to dramatically improve rural livelihoods by raising farm incomes through value addition in their agricultural produce, according to companies like MTR, Maiyas, ITC Foods and Griffith Labs.

Published: May 03, 2016

Technology giant Apple is said to gain exemption from a local sourcing condition stipulated by the Indian authorities for foreign companies to open single-brand retail stores in the country.

Published: May 03, 2016

India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer, may harvest the smallest crop in seven years after drought cut cane planting.

Published: May 03, 2016

With drought looming large, food and beverage processing industries in states such as Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh are either shutting down or shifting to places where

Published: May 03, 2016

Drinking red wine has been portrayed by the media as a means of combating heart disease. Do these claims have any real medical basis? The main health benefit of moderate alcohol use appears to be related to its effect on the development of atherosclerosis

Published: May 03, 2016

Coconut water has historically always been part of the Indian coastal diet. The nut has been used in its tender (green) form as a drink, but additionally the mature (brown) nut has been part of the Indian diet in the form of wedges of hard flesh, desiccat

Published: May 03, 2016

In order to be a power to reckon with in this world, a country needs to be industrially advanced too. Although agriculture has its own importance and provides the basic necessities of life but it is not enough for making a country take the path to progres

Published: May 03, 2016

Food processing is the transformation of raw ingredients, by physical or chemical means into food, or conversion of food into its other ready-to-use forms. More specifically, food processing combines raw food ingredients to produce marketable food product

Published: May 03, 2016

Vitafoods Europe, a global annual nutraceuticals event celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, will be held at Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland, from May 10 to 12, 2016. In the show, the entire nutraceuticals supply chain industry would be participating,

Published: Apr 29, 2016

Last week, Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi's national agriculture market (NAM) came into action. The aim of the project is to create a nationwide electronic platform where farmers from across the country can sell their produce to buyers over online m

Published: Apr 29, 2016

High summer temperatures have been worrying mango growers and exporters in Karnataka State; the rising heat has not only affected fruit size but also brought production down by around 200,000 tons.

Published: Apr 29, 2016

The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated that state governments can notify excise department officer to act as food safety officer (FSO) so as to ensure quality of alcoholic drinks. This has been done after a series of discussio

Published: Apr 28, 2016

The Indian government aims to increase food processing by 2.5 times in the next 10 years, in a bid to reduce post harvest losses. Presently, food processing stands at only 10% of India's total agricultural output, but according to Radha Mohan Singh, Union

Published: Apr 28, 2016

In the city of Vijayawada, vegetables prices are increasing in the face of increasing demand and declining supply from other states and districts.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

The department of industries & commerce and Kerala Commissionerate of Food Safety are organising an awareness workshop on food safety on April 29, 2016, at 10 am at the Centre Hotel, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Uflex, a leading flexible packaging solution company, has recently developed Cast Polypropylene (CPP) Film with robust seal performance. This film finds widespread use in addressing different types of packaging needs and exhibiting superior sealing functi

Published: Apr 28, 2016

The food safety month, being observed by Equinox Labs since April 7, has completed its three weeks. The initiative pointed out a positive change in the mindset of people with respect to food safety.