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Global turmeric conference eyes farmers and industry partnership
23-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
The city will witness its maiden Global Turmeric Conference on 27th September where Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), traders, processors, exporters, researchers and other stakeholders of turmeric ecosystem will come together to discuss various issues related to the crop.
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CMFRI to provide technical support for strengthening sustainable harvest of selected trawl fishery of Kerala
25-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
In a major attempt to boost seafood export from India, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) will provide technical backstopping for strengthening the sustainable harvest of 11 selected shrimp and cephalopod trawl fishery resources of Kerala, following a request from the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI).
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Unreasonably high standards a concern for exporters, says official
20-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
Certain countries have set “unreasonably high” standards for import of commodities as part of precautionary norms, causing concern for marine exporters from developing nations and raising the cost of production manifold, according to a top government official.
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IISS ends, boosting prospects of leap in marine products
17-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
Hosting 370 business meets that promise a huge leap in the marine products, the India International Seafood Show (IISS) in the city concluded on Friday, bolstering the government’s aim to double seafood exports by 2025 amid warm responses from buyers and exporters at the three-day event.
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Agri tech startup Greenikk raises INR 5 crore in pre-seed funding from Indian, foreign investors
11-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Greenikk, a Kerala-based fledgling startup that launched India’s first full-stack supply chain seamlessly connecting banana cultivators, wholesalers, exporters and B2B buyers on a single platform, has raised INR 5.04 crore in pre-seed funding from a string of institutional funders, angel investors and serial entrepreneurs from India and abroad.
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MPEDA enters 50th year of its existence; launches year-long Golden Jubilee celebrations
25-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) ushered into its 50th year of eventful and glorious existence by launching year-long Golden Jubilee celebrations, the first of its kind in the history of the organisation making way for the participation of hundreds, including pensioners, exporters and all its regional divisions and societies, through virtual platform.
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APEDA organises virtual buyer-seller meets with importing countries for Indian agri products
22-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry facilitates export of its scheduled products through various export promotional activities, such as organizing International Buyer-Seller Meets, participation of exporters in leading trade events in the potential importing countries, and product promotion programmes in specific markets.
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India’s exports of agricultural commodities grow up by 23.24% during March-June
19-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.
Self-reliant agriculture is critical for the goal of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. For this, agricultural export is extremely important as besides earning precious foreign exchange for the country, the exports help farmers/producers/exporters to take advantage of wider international market and increase their income.
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SOPA estimates drop in soybean crop for 2020 season
26-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), a national level body representing the soybean processors, farmers, exporters has said in its 2020 season (October 2019 to September 2020) estimate that out put of soybean crop will be at 93.06 lakh tonnes, as compared to 109.33 lakh tonnes recorded during October 2018 to September 2019.
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Government initiates dialogue with agri commodity producers, exporters in the aftermath of COVID-19 crisis
14-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
Sanjay Agarwal, secretary of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW)Sanjay Agarwal held a video conference with exporters of Agri and Allied commodities to gain a first- hand account of the problems being faced during the COVID-19 crisis.
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India releases model agriculture, livestock contract farming and services 2018 Act
05-Jun-2018 - 0 Comments.
With a view to integrate farmers with bulk purchasers including exporters, agro- industries etc. for better price realization through mitigation of market and price risks to the farmers and ensuring smooth agro raw material supply to the agro industries, Union Finance Minister in the budget for 2017-18 announced preparation of a “Model Contract Farming Act” and circulation of the same to the States for its adoption
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India expecting positive outcome of anti-dumping review in the US
24-Sep-2016 - 0 Comments.
The Indian seafood industry is expecting a favourable outcome of the ongoing “Sunset review” on anti-dumping. This protectionist tariff is imposed by the United States for imports that it classifies as sold below exporters’ domestic value and thereby “dumped” in its markets.
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SOPA release soybean crop health survey 2016
30-Aug-2016 - 0 Comments.
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA),a national level body representing soybean processors, farmers, exporters, and brokers has released its soybean crop health survey.
