Imports of Urad, from Myanmar (formerly Burma), used in food items such as idli, dosa and pappad, are crucial to bridge the demand-supply gap between pulses in the country. This could make things more expensive for food items that are regular in the country, particularly in southern India...
Sugar mills in Maharashtra have paid sugarcane farmers 86% Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP). Out of the 187 mills that have started crushing the cane season, 74 sugar mills paid 100% of FRP. As per the data released by the State Sugar Commissioner, by the end of February, the mills had...
Central Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday emphasised the need to boost private sector investment in the agricultural sector and asked entrepreneurs to set up food processing units. The Minister addressed a summit on...
The first shipment of red rice from Assam was shipped from India to the United States on Thursday. Increased demand in exports of iron rich ‘red rice,’ locally known as ‘Bao-dhaan,’ would increase the income of Red rice cultivating farming families in the...
Saudi Arabia’s SALIC (Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company), which has a 29 per cent minority stake in LT Foods subsidiary Daawat Foods, will increase investment in the Indian agricultural ecosystem, said SALIC and United Farms Investment Company group Chief Executive...
