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Record rice crop may let India end export ban, capping cost

Rice production in India, the second- largest grower, may climb as much as 7 percent to a record as normal monsoon rains spur planting, likely helping the country ease export curbs and potentially limiting global food costs.

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EU accused of dragging feet on global food security

The European Union must do more to avert a global food crisis, for example by scrapping its biofuel target and introducing tougher regulation of commodities markets, the Oxfam charity said on Tuesday.

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India's cocoa discovering new processing avenues, markets in Switzerland

India’s organic and conventional cocoa has been gaining ground in Switzerland over the last four years with Indian Organic Farmers Producer Company Ltd (IOFPCL). and Switzerland-based Chocolate Stella exploring new markets there and training farmers in cocoa processing.

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Australia and India commit millions to nutra-pharma-agra research

The Australian and Indian governments have committed AUS$10m (€7.48m) to a range of research projects in nutrition/pharma and agriculture including one to develop omega-3 production methods.