Malaysia increasingly importing fruits and vegetables due to local constraints
Malaysia is being increasingly compelled to import fruits and vegetables that it produced domestically. Reasons being expensive labour and pesticide, a dearth of land, the good and services tax (GST)....
View ArticleIndia’s love for pulses proves profitable for farmers and traders worldwide
The UNFAO’s decision to declare 2016 as the International Year of Pulses seems extremely apt. Wondering what we are talking about? Indians love their daily dal chawal. Parched farms in the country,...
View ArticleIs it time Africa feeds Africa?
The 7th Agriculture Science Week and FARA General Assembly is being held in Kigali, Rwanda. Agriculture experts have gathered together to discuss ways in which Africa can make its agricultural sector...
View ArticleTomato retails for Rs 80-100 per kg, poor supply to blame
It’s a favourite of the Indian households. Tomatoes, however, have become drearier for the common man with a kg of tomato retailing anywhere between Rs 80-100 per Kg. This elevated rate is likely to...
View ArticleWill new marine policy help India export seafood worth Rs one lakh crore over...
The National Policy on Marine Fisheries drafted at the start of the year emphasised the importance for kick-starting a blue revolution through sustainable fishing and optimum exploration of ocean...
View Article8 lakh tonnes pulses buffer stock to be created for India: Nirmala Sitharaman
Pulses have been making headlines this year rampantly. Not because 2016 is the International Year of Pulses. It’s all due to the fact that the biggest consumer of pulses, India, seems unable to meet...
View ArticleHigh level Indian delegation in Mozambique to explore pulses import and...
The spiralling prices of pulses and acute shortage have compelled the Indian government to consider other alternatives besides importing. Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday at a press conference announced...
View ArticleIndia-Mozambique to sign five year pulses contract?
India’s ongoing pulses demand-supply issues has scripted a global phenomenon. More and more countries such as Canada and Australia will use a record number of acres to feed India’s famed love for...
View ArticleOrganic products policy to give India’s farm exports much needed boost?
It is a step that will augment India’s agricultural and processed foods export. India will soon be bringing into force an organic products policy which will clearly outline prescribed safety standards,...
View ArticleNarendra Modi signs MoU to import pulses from Mozambique
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took off early Thursday for a five-day tour of Africa. The PM will be visiting Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya with a focus on maritime security, trade and...
View ArticleDoubling the income of Indian farmers by 2022, a far-fetched dream?
“We are grateful to our farmers for being the backbone of the country’s food security. We need to think beyond food security and give back to our farmers a sense of income security. Government will,...
View ArticleIndia’s coffee production to drop by 8.05% due to unfavourable weather...
The Coffee Board of India in Jan 2016 announced there would be an increase in coffee production by 25,000 tonnes this FY taking total production to 3,80,600 tonnes. “This is a good year for coffee...
View ArticleSoyabean traders and exporters ride high on expected bumper crop
There’s reason to cheer for soybean exporters and traders. Increased area under cultivation and adequate rainfall could very well mean enhanced domestic and overseas sales this FY. A total of 10.61...
View ArticleIndia’s food production to stay flat in 2015-16 as per Govt estimates
The fourth advance estimates are here and the news is not one hoped for. The estimates cannot be termed as unexpected either as it only reaffirms the previous assessment. The Centre estimates that...
View ArticleGrape farmers want Govt to import disease resistant varieties to help adhere...
We were one of the first to tell you that the EU was set to make significant changes to the regulations on pesticide residue levels in grapes. For those who are yet to receive the update, EU wants to...
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