Published: Apr 11, 2016

A former groundwater researcher in India has developed a line of edible utensils called Bakeys. Developed in 2010 by Narayana Peesapaty, the spoons are made with a mix of sorghum, rice, and wheat flours and baked until hard and dry.

Published: Apr 11, 2016

Fresh To Home, India’s first e-commerce venture for fresh, chemical-free seafood and meat, recently announced the official launch of their brand in India.

Published: Apr 08, 2016

In expectation of a surge in demand for horticultural crops ahead of the Simhastha festival, the crop acreage is expected to increase by around 10 percent in the ongoing 2015-16 season.

Published: Apr 08, 2016

For many of India's fresh produce growers, competition on the world stage brings prices that aren't as attractive as those that can be found at home.

Published: Apr 07, 2016

The mango season has opened on an expensive note for lovers of the king of fruits in the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram. Thanks to low supply this year, mangoes come at a higher price compared to last year.

Published: Apr 07, 2016

It is well known that high-protein nutrition bars tend to harden to unpalatable levels during storage. A study published in the Journal of Food Science shows that adding ground extruded milk protein concentrates may enhance the texture and other sensory a

Published: Apr 07, 2016

Invasive ants that devour crops, or the insidious "olive quick decline syndrome," which scorches leaves and withers branches, are just some of the multitude of plant-health threats that are spreading more easily in today's increasingly globalised world.

Published: Apr 06, 2016

The supply of Belgian onions has been increasing strongly since last year. Whether the Dutch are taking this into account is this question, according to Jozef Cool of Jozef & Roger Cool from Dendermonde.

Published: Apr 06, 2016

Jain Farm Fresh Foods Limited (JFFFL), a subsidiary of Jain Irrigation Systems Limited (JISL), recently announced that it has successfully raised Rs 4,022 million from funds managed by Mandala Capital Limited (Mandala), an investment manager focussed excl

Published: Apr 05, 2016

In Maharashtra, the majority of orange farmers have struggled with poor crop quality, low prices, no export opportunities and a lack of processing facilities.

Published: Apr 05, 2016

Consumers at Panaji market in Goa are unable to afford mangoes at the moment as a weak supply has seen the price of the fruit soar; the popular mancurad variety is being sold for between Rs2,000 to 2,500 a dozen.

Published: Apr 05, 2016

Alimentos Congelados, S.A. (Pinula) is voluntarily recalling 1,800 cases of Frozen Broccoli Cuts because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young child

Published: Apr 05, 2016

India is a major manufacturing house for bakery products and is the third- largest biscuit manufacturing country after USA and China (NPCS, 2013). The Indian bakery market is valued at Rs. 3,295 crore and out of this, bread and biscuits hold 82% of the sh

Published: Apr 05, 2016

With consumption of beverages such as soft drinks in stylish, attractively contoured cans rapidly catching up with both urban youth as well as rural folk in the country, beverage can manufacturers like Rexam and Can-Pack are experiencing a consistent upwa

Published: Apr 05, 2016

Food is source of energy and to sustain we need food. Colours are an inseparable part of food. We cannot think of food without colour. Any dye, pigment or substance which is added to food items—solid or liquid—imparting the desired colour, is referred to

Published: Apr 05, 2016

Agro climatic suitability coupled with abundance of natural resource endowment, equips India with a unique comparative edge in the cultivation of variety of horticultural crops.

Published: Apr 05, 2016

Nestle India seems to have been dragged to the court again. This time as per claims by UPFDA officials, a law-suit has been filed with the additional district magistrate, Barabanki, UP. However, the company is not aware of this development.

Published: Apr 01, 2016

India was one of the few sales opportunities for the top fruit sector after Russia, but the export was disappointing this season. "A lot less apples are going to India than last year," says Etienne Leclère, commercial director of Veiling Haspengouw.

Published: Apr 01, 2016

Every March in Chennai, the prices of vegetables usually increase with the rising temperatures. However, this year, vegetables prices have not risen for two months and heavy rainfall during last year’s northeast monsoon is cited to be the reason for the g

Published: Apr 01, 2016

In Maharashtra a record onion output of over 20 million tonnes in 2015-16 is expected; subsequently the prices of the vegetable across markets in the state have fallen to as low as R500/quintal from R800/quintal a few weeks back.