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Trade with Japan gets a duty-cut boost

India’s new trade agreement with Japan that seeks to more than double trade to $25 billion by 2014 through duty cuts, came into force today. Under the deal, Tokyo has scrapped import duties on 87 per cent of the goods that it buys from India with immediate effect, while New Delhi has dropped tariffs on 17.4 per cent of its imports from.....

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Indonesia: More Pakistani rice and Indian rice needed

Indonesia is seeking to purchase more Pakistani rice and Indian rice so far. The head of Indonesia, Bulog claimed risks are easy to occur in gain production, especially in rice production. Though Thailand and Vietnam are big rice exporters, some other countries like Pakistan, India, Vietnam and Cambodia also have surplus rice for.....

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Food processing ministry to have plan for skill improvement in Twelfth Plan

The coming Twelfth Five Year Plan will see some specific strategies for the ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) in the area of skill development. This is towards the goal set by the PM's National Policy on Skill Development which has set a plan for training and skill enhancement of around 500 million people by the year.....

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Punjab farmers to grow multiple crops in Ethiopia

Karuturi Global Ltd, the largest rose producer in the world, has acquired about 7,70,000 acres of land in Ethiopia for cultivation of cereal crops. If everything goes as planned, the enterprising farmers of Punjab would be seen managing large farms in Ethiopia in near future. Karuturi Global Ltd, the largest rose producer in the world, has acquired about 7,70,000 acres of.....