Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, today inaugurated the National Conference on Millets on the subject “The Future Super Food for India’ in New Delhi, which was organised by industry association ASSOCHAM with the help of M/o Food Processing Industries. The purpose of the conference is to address possibilities and difficulties in maintaining food and nutritional security.
Israel strengthens its strategic partnership with India
Guwahati: Ambassador Eynat Shlein, Director of MASHAV-Agency Israel’s for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, visited India to strengthen the Israel-India strategic relationship and development cooperation in agriculture and water.
Manipur to provide Rs. 7.87 cr DBT to 7,000 farmers
Guwahati: Thongam Biswajit Singh, the agriculture minister of Manipur, introduced direct benefit transfer (DBT) to farmers in Imphal under the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) Scheme Phase-III (2020-2023).
Assam Agripreneurs pitches new business ideas to investors
Guwahati: Agri-entrepreneurs from Assam today proposed new business ideas to investors, which had the potential to get investment in agri and allied sectors.
Centre tighten norms to verify wheat exports to avoid fraudulence
Guwahati: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has directed Regional Authorities to physically verify all documents of applicants for the export of wheat before issuing Registration Certificates (RCs).
Export opportunities for GI tagged agri products in Arunachal
Guwahati: The government of Arunachal Pradesh is seeking to find additional native items that may be GI-tagged. Geographical Indications (GI) tags are a strong instrument…
India’s Foodgrain production in 2021-22 rose by 23.80 MT- a record higher than last 5 years
Guwahati: The production of foodgrains in the country is estimated at a record 314.51 million tonnes, which is higher by 3.77 million tonnes than the…
Sikkimese Farmers to receive numerous selling opportunities
Guwahati: Sikkim Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services Departments Lok Nath Sharma today said the US visit was truly fruitful for…
Govt of India adds relaxation to wheat exports ban
Guwahati: The government has announced several relaxations to a previous order issued by the Department of Commerce’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) banning wheat…
Farmer’s organisation puts ban on Agri exports’ Indirect Tax
Guwahati: Farmers’ organisation Bharat Krishak Samaj (BKS) stated on Saturday that limits on agricultural exports constitute an “indirect tax” on farmers since they are unable…