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India remains top rice exporter to Dubai

India remained the largest rice exporter to Dubai, supplying the emirate with more than Dhone billion worth of rice in the first five months of 2011, nearly 66 per cent of Dubai's total rice imports, official figures have shown. Iran maintained its position as the top market for Dubai's re-exports, including rice, while the United States came second, showed the figures by the Dubai Customs Department, carried by the .....

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Govt set to curb onion exports

Markets could run low on onions again, prompting the government to consider taking a key monetary step to curb exports and check domestic prices from spiralling. After discussions on Monday, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar and food minister KV Thomas decided to hike a fee charged from onion exporters, or the “minimum export price,” amid signs of a major shortfall in output. Export of onions, other than .....

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Govt aims to procure 35.3-mt rice in 2011-12 marketing year

The Government aims to procure a record 35.31 million tonnes of rice in 2011-12 on the back of an expected bumper paddy crop, a top Food Ministry official said today. “Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured more than 33 mt of rice so far in 2010-11 marketing year (October-September). Our procurement target is 35.31 mt for the next marketing year,” the Food Secretary, Mr B.C. Gupta, told PTI. The previous rice procurement record of .....

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Haryana to replicate centre of excellence for vegetables set up under the Indo-Israel Project

As a result of the success achieved by Haryana in production and productivity of vegetables at the Centre of Excellence for Vegetables at Gharaunda in district Karnal, set up under the Indo-Israel Project, the Haryana Government has decided to replicate the experiment in all districts of the state in two phases. A spokesman of the Horticulture Department said that 12 rront line demonstration centres (FLDCs) would be .....