Milma enters health segment with protein drink Nutrilevel

27-Feb-2026 - 0 Comments.

Milma launches protein-rich dietary drink Nutrilevel and unveils Cold Coffee and Café Mocha milkshakes in Thiruvananthapuram.

Cropin Unveils AI Agri Stack with Google, BCG, Wipro Partners

Cropin launches an AI-first agri-food ecosystem with Google Cloud, BCG, Wipro and Planet Labs to de-risk supply chains, enhance traceability and accelerate digital transformation.

Centre clears INR 199 cr smart fishing harbour for Mayabunder

27-Jan-2026 - 0 Comments.

India approves ₹199 crore smart fishing harbour at Mayabunder under PMMSY, boosting tuna exports, cold-chain infrastructure, and fisheries investments in Andaman & Nicobar.

DCM Shriram, Bayer in pact to boost sustainable, future-ready farming

11-Dec-2025 - 0 Comments.

DCM Shriram Ltd and Bayer CropScience Ltd sign MoU to advance sustainable agriculture, enhance digital advisory, strengthen value chains, and support farmer-centric initiatives across India.

AfDB approves $160 mn to boost connectivity to Ngandajika agro-industrial park

09-Dec-2025 - 0 Comments.

The African Development Bank Group has approved a $159.5 million loan to improve road and air connectivity to the Ngandajika Agro-Industrial Park in the DRC, strengthening regional trade and agricultural value chains.

Cropin, Wipro team up to drive AI-led digital shift in agribusiness

15-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

Cropin and Wipro partner to digitally transform agribusiness using AI, enabling smarter, sustainable, and traceable supply chains across food and consumer sectors.

Piyush Goyal: Agri exports to grow fivefold to INR 20 lakh Cr soon

10-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says India’s agri exports to reach ₹20 lakh crore with better branding, processing, and resilient farm input supply chains.

IFAD: $75 bn needed to climate-proof India’s small farmers

06-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

IFAD President says India’s small farmers need $75 bn to adapt to climate shocks, urging public-private investments and inclusive value chains.

Haveri to get 8,800-tonne cold storage to serve farmers

23-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.

Karnataka Minister launches ₹30 crore, 8,794-tonne cold storage in Haveri to support farmers and boost APMC trade under RIDF-30 scheme.

Innoterra names Avinash Kasinathan as Group Co-CEO

19-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.

Innoterra appoints Avinash Kasinathan as Group Co-CEO to scale India’s role in global agri-tech growth, digital supply chains, and sustainable farming.

Copeland, Ecozen launch solar cold storage for Indian farms

22-May-2025 - 0 Comments.

In a significant move to enhance India's agricultural infrastructure, Copeland, a global leader in sustainable heating and cooling technologies, has partnered with agritech startup Ecozen to deploy solar-powered cold storage systems across rural India.

AgriDex bets on stablecoins to transform $2.7 tn agricultural market

24-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.

Despite being a $2.7 trillion global industry, agricultural trade’s supply chains are burdened with outdated systems, high fees, and slow settlement times. AgriDex, a blockchain-based platform, is looking to disrupt this space with a new payment solution that could streamline cross-border agricultural transactions, reduce costs, and bring more transparency to the industry.

AfDF invest $99 million for development of rice cultivation value chains in West Africa

27-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved initial funding of $99.16 million to develop regional rice cultivation value chains as part of the Regional West Africa Rice Development project.  

Blockchain for Seafood: Ensuring Transparency and Traceability

08-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.

The seafood industry, a vital component of global food supply chains, faces numerous challenges related to sustainability, legality, and quality control.

BASF SE and AM Green enter MoU to jointly evaluate opportunities in low-carbon chemicals in India

29-Oct-2024 - 0 Comments.

BASF and AM Green B.V. have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate and develop business opportunities for low-carbon chemicals produced exclusively with renewable energy, and the corresponding value chains in India.

AfDB grants $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector and value chains to Congo

20-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved a loan of $260.4 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help finance the Project to Support the Development of Value Chains as part of its backing for the Agriculture Transformation Programme (PADCV-PTA).

Find ways to absorb fluctuations in global seafood export market: IISS

19-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.

India must tap more of its domestic market for shrimps through improved cold-chain infrastructure so as to absorb fluctuations in the international trade of the commodity owing to stiff competition from Latin America and South-East Asia, according to experts at the 23rd India International Seafood Show (IISS).

GoI to provide financial assistance under MIDH for setting up cold storages facility

02-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Government does not provide loans for the setting up of cold storage under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). However, Government is implementing the following schemes under which financial assistance is provided for setting up cold storage throughout the country.

Superplum introduces innovative cold chain solution in India

12-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Superplum, an Indian start-up backed by some of Silicon Valley's most notable names, introduces its innovative cold chain solution for fresh produce, the Fresherator.

Cold chain startup Inficold raises $ 900,000 from RVCF

27-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.

Inficold, a Noida - based startup supported by Shell Foundation, an independent UK registered charity, that provides cold storage solutions has raised $900,000 (Rs. 6.5 crore approximately) in a funding round from RVCF and other undisclosed high net worth individuals as a part of their Pre Series A fund closure.

3EA fund Gujarat based agricultural start-up

10-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.

With the reforms in the agricultural sector and the introduction of Farmers Act 2020, Government of India has boosted the overall growth of the sector by building infrastructure and supply chains for farm produce in national and global markets. This will benefit small farmers who aren’t able to bargain for their produce and get a better price or invest in technology to improve the productivity of their farms.

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.

Indian cricketer invest in Mahindra backed MeraKisan

11-Mar-2020 - 0 Comments.

MeraKisan Private Ltd., a part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, and a prominent player in the organic agri business market, with a focus on avant-garde organic food supply chains, today announced its partnership with Ajinkya Rahane, Vice-Captain of the Indian Test Cricket team.

IPNLF supports one-by-one tuna supply chains with key management appointments

16-Oct-2019 - 0 Comments.

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the only non-profit association that is solely committed to promoting responsible one-by-one tuna fisheries and supply chains, is strengthening its management team with three key appointments

New Delhi to host India's first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair

02-Jul-2019 - 0 Comments.

Aligning with the Agriculture Export Policy 2018 which aims at doubling the agriculture export and integrating Indian farmers and agriculture products with global value chains, The First Ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair in New Delhi

Better Food with Better Management – Cold Chain and its Benefits for Farmers

20-Mar-2019 - 0 Comments.

India is predominantly an agricultural country. However, the emergence and rise of other sectors has led to it no longer having an agriculture driven economy

Huge opportunities generated for skilled youth in agriculture, allied sectors, says Singh

06-Jan-2017 - 0 Comments.

Indian minister of agriculture and farmers welfare has said that due to the sophisticated development in agriculture sector, employment opportunities have been generated for the skilled youth in the fields of agri-warehousing in agriculture, cold chains, supply chains, dairy, poultry, meat, fisheries, horticulture, agricultural mechanization as well as micro-irrigation.

Crop specific infrastructure creation scheme soon, says Harsimrat Kaur

03-Nov-2016 - 0 Comments.

India will soon introduce a scheme for crop specific infrastructure creation, Mrs Harsimrat Kaur Badal, India minister of food processing industries (MoFPI) at the 6th Cold Chain Summit