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AAHAR 2012 to witness larger participation

The 27th edition of International Food & Hospitality Fair, AAHAR, organised by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) in partnership with Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI), Government of India, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) will witness larger participation from the respective industries, this year. The four-day exhibition, .....

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India must accelerate exports to Middle East & Africa via trade agreements & industry cooperation

Accelerating India's export growth to the Middle East and Africa (MEA) provides an opportunity to add 1-2 percentage points of GDP growth to our economy. India's exports to MEA went up seven times over the 2004 level to about $60 billion in 2010. This was significantly faster than India's overall exports, which went up about five times to $250 billion at the same time. The share of this region in India's total exports has gone up from about 18% .....

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Cold delays Alphonso mango's arrival in Mumbai

Alphonso lovers may have to wait longer to savour the king of fruits. The constant fluctuations in the weather may affect the crop and delay the onset of the mango season. ‘Hapoos’ mango growers in the Konkan say adverse weather conditions will lead to the crop coming out in the market only in April. The freshly harvested fruit from Deogad and southern parts of the Konkan generally hits markets in February-March, .....

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After successful Horti train trial, Punjab may get one

After the successful trial of the first horticulture train, a specially-created temperature-maintained, 1,600-MT capacity train, from Bhusawal in Maharashtra to Azadpur mandi in New Delhi a couple of days ago, the Centre plans to introduce a similar train for Punjab. P K Basu, secretary, agriculture and cooperation, Government of India, said similar trains for Punjab and the North- Eastern states were the Centre’s main priorities. .....