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GM Mustard verdict by SC: Seed industry pitches for a science-based approachÂ
25-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
The seed industry has welcomed the verdict by the two-judge bench on the conditional approval granted by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to Delhi Universityâs Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP).
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Sistema Bio unveils world's largest biogas plant manufacturing facility in Pune
15-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
Sistema Bio, a global social enterprise specializing in innovative biogas technology, today inaugurated the world's largest manufacturing facility for biogas plants in Pune, India.
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China lifts suspension of 99 Indian seafood-processing export units
17-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
China has lifted suspension of 99 Indian seafood-processing and exporting units, after acknowledging New Delhiâs assurance over source control, setting the stage for a boost in the bilateral trade of marine products.
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Hyderabad needs one crore liters of milk every day, but only 60 to 70 lakh liters are supplied
13-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
The three day Twin Expos--Dairy and Food, featuring Dairy/Food Products, Processing & Packaging which held at Hitex in Madhapur concluded on recently.
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Millet is the ideal food for keeping diseases at bay, says food processing minister Prahlad Singh Patel
13-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
Today the food that the world once dismissed as food for the poor and birds are now being used for health purposes. Thatâs why the year 2023 has been designated as the International Millet Yearâ, Â Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Ministry of Food Processing Industry and Jal Shakti said at the national conference organized by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) recently.
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BioPrime AgriSolutions awarded patent for invention of a novel bio-formulation to manage abiotic stress in plants
10-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Indian Governmentâs patent office has granted BioPrime AgriSolutions patent number for the invention of a Novel Bio-Formulation to manage Abiotic Stress in plants and to improve the yield.
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International Year of Millets 2023 will be an opportunity to promote millets as the nutritious cereals globally, says Tomar
28-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
Indian Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said the International Year of Millets (IYOM) â 2023 will provide an opportunity to increase global production, efficient processing and better use of crop rotation and promote millets as a major component of the food basket.
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B2B food processing firm Suite42 raises $4.3 MN in seed round from Omnivore, Orios
07-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Suite42, a B2B food processing platform, announced today that it has raised USD 4.3 million in Seed funding.
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Using agri waste to drive additional income benefits for farmers
11-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Farm activities produce a huge amount of waste and residues, which create environmental problems. Waste is generated during crop harvesting, crop processing, product synthesis etc.
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FPOs to play key role in making India millet hub of the world
21-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
As part of the ongoing âFood, Agriculture and Livelihoodâ fortnight, the India Pavilion at EXPO2020 hosted a seminar â âIndia: Millets production and upscaling value chainâ on Friday. Senior government officials and sector experts deliberated on opportunities for Indian industry players producing and processing millets, to enhance the export potential of the country during the session.
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India Invites Startups, FPOs to capitalise on agri and food processing policies at EXPO2020 Dubai
19-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
As part of Indiaâs efforts to showcase the countryâs investment-friendly policies and growth opportunities in agriculture and allied sectors at EXPO2020 Dubai, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, invited the Startups and FPOs (Farmer Producer Organisations) to submit their proposals to the ministry, and assured them that they would be considered for providing equity grants, management costs, and other available support measures.
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USDA announces USD 50m in grants awarded to States to support the Seafood Industry
18-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) earlier this week announced an investment of approximately USD 50m in grants to support seafood processors, processing facilities and processing vessels through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS).
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India to showcase agriculture, food processing potential at EXPO2020 Dubai
17-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
India will pitch to become the preferred sourcing partner for the global food processing industry during the fortnight at EXPO2020 Dubai and host various seminars and conferences to deliberate on ways to explore international collaborations and further strengthen its export potential.
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Scientists now have advance tools for plant breeding, says Ratna Kumria, Director- Biotechnology, Alliance for Agri Innovation
24-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
All living organisms are the reflection of the genes they are born with and genes evolve over generations. The basis of evolution is variation and natural selection of the better variant. Agriculturists have been using this phenomenon for selecting variants with desirable traits in crop plants.
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WayCool completes investment into SV Agri, India's leading potato value chain player
20-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing Agri-commerce company, today, announced the completion of its investment in SV Agri (SiddhiVinayak Agri Processing), one of India's largest fully integrated players in the potato supply chain ecosystem. WayCool initiated the process in July 2021 and has completed its investment of USD 7.5 mn in the company.
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Amit Shah inaugurates Amul's milk powder, butter plants worth INR 415 Cr in Gandhinagar
30-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
India's Home and Co-operation minister Amit Shah has recently inaugurated AmulFed Dairy's new milk powder factory, butter manufacturing plant, poly film manufacturing plant, and an automated warehousing facility worth INR 415 crore in Gandhinagar.
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DAHD, MoFPI sign MoU to achieve sustainable development for rural poor
27-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
Department of Animal husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) and Ministry of Food Processing Industry(MoFPI) signed an MoU for extension of benefits to Dairy Entrepreneurs/ Dairy industries through a convergence of various schemes.
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Gene editing will bring the second green revolution
18-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
Agriculture is the story of generations of famers and pioneers who selected edible plants and grew them over time to make them healthy and flavourful.
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Ambuja Cements support farmers, to procure biomass fuel for its plants
09-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
Burning crop residue after harvesting is detrimental to soil health and has a negative economic impact on farmers and local communities. Additionally, this also contributes to air pollution and aids the challenges posed by climate change.
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IAAG writes to the Prime Minister for approval of gene-editing guidelines in India
18-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.
India Agriculture Advancement Group (IAAG) International, founded by the stalwarts of Agricultural sector from India and abroad have written to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi expressing serious concern on the inordinate delay in the approval of Draft Guidelines for Safety Assessment of Genome/Gene-Edited Plants by Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the regulatory body under the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
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APEDA signs MoU with ICAR to boost export prospects, farmers income
08-Sep-2021 - 0 Comments.
For increasing exports through quality production and processing, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICAR-Indian Institute of Millet Research (ICAR-IIMR) which is expected to boost value addition and farmersâ income.
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Over 80,000 people will get employment from 10500 units, says MP Horticulture & Food Processing Minister
16-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Development of farmer is necessary to make self-reliant India and self-reliant Madhya Pradesh, state horticulture and food processing minister Bharat Singh Kushwah said at a conference organized by Madhya Pradesh State Agro Industries Development Corporation and PHD Chamber of commerce and industry recently in Bhopal.
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TrendiTech raises USD 1.18 MN seed funding for AI Biotrim Technology
29-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
TrendiTech Inc (Trendi), a Canadian-based start-up dedicated to creating new robotic, AI-driven food waste processing solutions, has raised USD 1.82 million (CAD 2.25m) in seed funding for its Biotrim mobile processing technology.
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Sajan Raj Kurup launches Saintfarm, a new end-to-end e-Commerce Venture in Organic, Sustainable food
16-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Saintfarm Agro LLP Indiaâs first-ever affordable 100 percent organic food company which is engaged in farming, processing, R&D, exports, E-commerce, and domestic retailing.
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Boralex unites with Sun'Agri to develop Agrivoltaics in Europe
15-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Boralex, a renewable energy producer and pioneer of agrivoltaism and global leader Sun'Agri are collaborating to develop agrivoltaics in France and Europe by designing new solar power plants that help protect farms from increasingly challenging weather conditions.
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NMPB and CSIR-NBRI sign MoU to promote cultivation, production of medicinal plants
06-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
The National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPS) and the National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) signed an MoU for extending joint collaborative efforts to boost the cultivation and production of medicinal plants and herbs in India.
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IDBI Bank launched digitized automated loan processing system for MSME, agri-borrowers
02-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
IDBI Bank Limited has recently launched a fully digitized, end-to-end, Loan Processing System (LPS) for its MSME and Agri products, according to a media report.
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Govt focused on providing quality seeds to farmers, states get funding for setting up seed processing-cum-storage godown units
09-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is implementing farmerâs welfare scheme âSub-Mission on Seeds & Planting Materialsâ to produce and supply quality seeds to farmers to enhance production and productivity in the country through various components namely Seed Village Programme, Establishment of Seed Processing- cum- Seed Storage Godowns at Gram Panchyat Level, National Seed Reserve, Boosting Seed Production in Private Sector and Strengthening of Quality Control Infrastructure Facilities.
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Agri ministry finalizes products for One District One Focus Product
08-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.
Indian agriculture and farmers welfare ministry in consultation with the ministry of food processing industries has finalized the products for One District One Focus Product (ODOFP).
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Cultivation, processing of aromatic plants doubles incomes of farmers in Himachal
06-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.
Farmers in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, keen for new livelihood options to supplement their income from traditional crops like maize, paddy, and wheat, have found a new lease of life.
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SIFCO begins construction of integrated food processing units in Sikkim
20-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
IFFCOâs Organic Joint Venture, SIFCO (Sikkim IFFCO Organics Ltd.) has started its construction work at Rangpo, Sikkim.
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India has a robust agriculture, rural economy, says Narendra Singh Tomar
16-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Food Processing Industries, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj today virtually inaugurated India - International Food & Agri Week being organized from 16th to 22nd October 2020.
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurates organic food processing unit worth INR 50 crore in Uttar Pradesh
09-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
With the inauguration of this food processing unit, 5000 farmers will be benefitted and it is expected to leverage an investment of INR 50.33 crores, said Mrs Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries.
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Aiming self-sufficient in urea production, fertilizer ministry to restart five closed plants
23-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
With a view to become self-sufficient in urea production, government has started reviving the closed fertilizer units of FCIL at Ramagundam, Talcher, Gorakhpur & Sindri and HFCL unit at Barauni, Indian minister of chemicals and fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda said recently.
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National Medicinal Plants Board sign MoU with ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
07-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under Ministry of AYUSH has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) under Department of Agricultural Research and Education on 6 July 2020.
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PM FME Scheme would leverage organic food production in north east, says Rameswar Teli
01-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli has stated that the PM FME (PM Formalization of Micro Food processing Enterprises) scheme would leverage organic food production and the food processing industry in the North East states stand to benefit immensely.
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India pumps INR 150,000 crore on agriculture infra, allied sectors
16-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian finance ministry has announced additional INR 150,000 crore strengthen agriculture infrastructure logistics, capacity building, governance and administrative reforms for agriculture, fisheries and food processing sectors.
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Rallis India resumes operations at Lote, Ankleshwar and Dahej plants
28-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India has resumed operations at its plants located at Lote, Ankleshwar, and Dahej effective April 27, 2020, after completing critical maintenance jobs which could be taken up by advancing the annual shutdown
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India approves new antibiotics for crops
25-Dec-2019 - 0 Comments.
India has recently approved Aureofungin, Kasugamycin, Validamycin and Streptomycin+ Tetracycline combination as new antibiotics under the Insecticide Act 1968 for use as pesticides to combat certain fungal and bacterial diseases in plants.
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Jain Farm Fresh Foods enter organic spices market
08-Aug-2019 - 0 Comments.
Jain Farm Fresh Foods Ltd. (JFFFL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., with one of the largest spice processing facility in India has forayed into organic spices
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Bayer opens state-of-the-art seed processing facility in Ukraine
06-Sep-2018 - 0 Comments.
Bayer opened a state-of-the-art seed processing facility in Pochuiky, Zhytomyr region. The new facility is the largest of its kind in Ukraine, and one of the largest in Europ
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Indian shrimps sector to grow double digit in the next few years, says WestCoast chief
18-Jan-2018 - 0 Comments.
Being a leader in shrimp farming and processing, Agriculture Times caught with Rahul Kulkarni, Director of WestCoast Group, Indiaâs one of the biggest shrimps producer to know what is driving growth.
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India allocates $1.70 BN for Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund
12-Sep-2017 - 0 Comments.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved a 'Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund' (DIDF) with an outlay of USD $1.70 billion (INR 10,881 crore)
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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
