India’s Top 10 Fruit-Producing States: A Bounty of Flavour

13-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.

India, blessed with diverse agro-climatic conditions, is one of the world’s largest producers of fruits.

India's fruits take center stage on the global market

09-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

From the "King of Fruits" to juicy citrus and refreshing melons, India's diverse landscape yields a bounty of fruits that are increasingly gracing tables across the globe.

How to Set up a Mango Farm in Maharashtra

08-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.

Maharashtra, the land of vibrant festivals and historical landmarks, also boasts a fertile landscape perfect for cultivating the "King of Fruits" - the mango. With its diverse agro-climatic zones, the state offers immense potential for establishing a thriving mango farm.

India's Top Mango Producers states in 2022-23

05-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.

India, the land of vibrant spices and diverse flavors, holds a special place in its heart for the "King of Fruits" - the mango. Every summer, the country explodes with the sweet aroma and juicy goodness of this beloved fruit.

Otipy joins ONDC Network, delivering farm fresh produce within 12 hours of harvest

05-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

Otipy, the pioneering agritech start-up has joined the ONDC, to make farm fresh fruits and vegetables available to consumers on the ONDC Network. This integration ensures Otipy's catalog is visible on various apps, making it easy to discover and enabling smooth transactions on the growing Network.

Top 5 States Leading India's Poly House Revolution

04-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

Poly houses, also known as greenhouses, are rapidly transforming the Indian agricultural landscape. These controlled environments allow farmers to cultivate high-value fruits and vegetables year-round, offering numerous benefits

Bayer expands its fruits and vegetables business to strawberries

22-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.

Bayer announced the expansion of its leading Fruits and Vegetables business to strawberries. With the acquisition of the strawberry assets of UK-based NIAB,

One Week One Lab: CSIR-NIIST plans series of high-profile seminars on live topics

09-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.

Top scientists, technocrats and administrators from major institutions across the country will attend a series of seminars during March 13-18 at the CSIR-National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here in a bid to explore ways of effectively leveraging the fruits of scientific and technological research yielded by the national institution for the wellbeing of the society.

Superplum's traceable agriculture supply chain enables consumers to connect with farmers who grow their fruits

13-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.

Superplum, an agritech startup based out of Noida, recently launched a unique feature that allows consumers to scan a QR code and pay a bonus to the farmer who has grown the food they are eating.

Farmley drives 35% rise in farmers income 

02-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.

Farmley is a full-stack dry fruits and nut brand that provides high quality, adulteration free products to the end consumers. It drives maximum value to the farmer community by eliminating middlemen.

Farm-to-consumer firm, Deep Rooted raises $12.5 MN in Series A from IvyCap & Accel 

22-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

Deep Rooted, India's leading farm-to-consumer (F2C) brand for fruits and vegetables has announced that it has raised US $12.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by IvyCap Ventures with participation from existing investors including Accel, Omnivore, and Mayfield.  

Farmley raises $6M in Series A funding

24-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.

Farmley, a full-stack nuts & dry fruits brand, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by DSG Consumer Partners and Alkemi Growth Capital alongside existing investors Omnivore, Insitor Partners, and other angel investors. 

Vegrow raises USD 25 million to broaden its geographic scope

Prosus Ventures led the Series B investment round of USD 25million for Vegrow, a B2B agritech marketplace for fruits.

Bayer spotlights grower focus at Fruit Logistica 2022

11-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Bayer presents the latest innovative and sustainable Fruits and Vegetables solutions to, on and beyond the farm at Fruit Logistica from April 5 to 7. The company spotlights products for the challenges facing growers, such as the tomato virus, the increasing request for organic and low residue produce and the need to lessen agriculture’s impact on the environment and respond to climate change.

Otipy to procure 10,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables in 2022 from Haryana based FPOs

15-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.

Otipy, India’s fastest growing community group buying startup for fresh fruits and vegetables has announced partnership with Haryana government to procure 10,000 tonnes of fresh produce in 2022, from Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).

The growing popularity of exotic fruits, vegetables in Indian market

18-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.

Indians have been enjoying exotic mushrooms, tangy kiwis, green olives, fresh broccoli, dragon fruit and many other items. These items have been gaining popularity in recent times among urban population and gourmet hotels, eateries.

India agri ministry identified 10 globally popular exotic fruit crops, 10 indigenous fruit crops for promotion

17-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.

Indian agriculture & farmers welfare minister Narendra Singh Tomar addressed a National Conference on “International Year of Fruits and Vegetables” organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recently.

Agri Minister presents the progress of Indian Agriculture in G-20 meeting

20-Sep-2021 - 0 Comments.

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Government of India has emphasized re-introducing traditional food items including millet, other nutritious cereals, fruits and vegetables, fish, dairy, and organic products in the diet of the people.

Bayer committed to increase fruit, vegetable consumption

22-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.

Bayer reaffirmed its commitment to promoting increased worldwide consumption of fruits and vegetables with the announcement of new portfolio innovations and a business strategy for horticulture.

India has 8186 cold storages facilities with a capacity of 37.42 million tonnes

27-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

As per available information, there are 8186 numbers of cold storages with capacity of 374.25 Lakh MT (37.44 million tonnes) is available in the country for storing perishable horticulture produce like fruits and vegetables.

INI Farms introduces origin traceability feature for fruits under Kimaye brand

03-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

INI Farms, India's leading farm to fork ag-tech fruit brand company has introduced origin traceability features for all its fruits in the international and domestic market under the technology program called “FruitRoute”.

White Organic Agro to expand business in Maharashtra

09-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

Mumbai based company working in organic farming space, White Organic Agro Limited (BSE: 513713) has decided to expand its business of organic vegetables and fruits in Maharashtra.

Ninjacart introduces foodprint to enable end to end food traceability

07-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

Ninjacart, India’s B2B fresh food supply chain company has launched FoodPrint, a complete food traceability infrastructure that captures the end-to-end footprint traceability of fruits and vegetables which moves from farm to home.

Akola farmers groups sold INR 8.5 Cr worth of fruits, vegetables through direct marketing during lockdown period

29-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

Farmers groups in Maharashtra’s Akola district sold 850 metric tonnes of fruits and vegetables worth INR 8.5 crore during the lockdown period through direct marketing

Indian Railways operating 134 trains for transporting perishable commodities since CONVID-19

11-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indian Railways has identified 67 routes (134 trains) for Parcel Special Trains since the start of the lockdown for perishable commodities including fruits, vegetables, milk and dairy products and seeds for agriculture purpose

Ninjacart offers to supply fruits, vegetables at subsidized prices to orphanages, slums

03-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

In the wake of the COVID -19 pandemic and the shortage of food essentials such as fruits and vegetables; Ninjacart - India’s largest fresh food supply chain company, announced the provision of essential food items to Orphanages, Old Age homes and Slum areas at subsidized rates, which will be much lesser than the on-going market rates.

India is the second largest producer of horticultural crops and fruits in the World

18-Dec-2017 - 0 Comments.

Indian agriculture and farmers welfare minister, Radha Mohan Singh said research and development projects in horticulture crops have yielded encouraging results, as a result, the production of horticulture crops have been more than food grains irrespective of adverse climatic conditions.