APEDA has offered to hold regular buyer-seller meetings in order to facilitate proper market linkage for the promotion of GI-tagged rice from Kerala. According to Simi Unnikrishnan, Assistant General Manager, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export (APEDA), New Delhi, the...
Experts believe that the Centre’s decision to provide an additional fertilizers subsidy of ₹28,655 crores for the rabi season will benefit both farmers and the industry. In a note, ICRA stated that the move will ensure farmers have access to fertilizers at a reasonable price in...
A few but main reasons why the Vegetable prices in the wholesale and retail markets of the National capital, Delhi have risen. The traders have indicated that if the current situation continues, these commodities may become more expensive in the coming weeks. Vegetable prices in...
The European Commission is planning to bar five certifying agencies from certifying organic product exports from India after Indian shippers cleared by them failed to meet ethylene oxide presence standards in their export consignments, particularly sesame (Sesamum indicum), also known as...
Horticulture farmers spend hours or even days selling their produce after laboratory tests. In a bid to address this issue, two young IIT-M alumni have come up with a ‘lab-in-a-pocket’ solution that can perform the work of a laboratory within seconds and deliver results that...
