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Indian Government has approved setting up of 15 Mega Food Parks under Infrastructure Development Scheme

Indian Government has approved setting up of 15 Mega Food Parks under Infrastructure Development Scheme. The main features of the scheme are cluster based and demand driven approach. Availability of approximately 50 -100 acres of land and adequate quantity of raw materials are basic criteria for the selection of location for setting up of .....

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Delhi HC extends stay on non-basmati rice export

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended the stay on export of non-basmati rice after several firms appealed in the court to be made party to the suit, challenging the licences to 82 exporters by the government,alleging lack of transparency in quota allocation process. A Bench of Justice S K Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdhar while extending the stay on the export today, allowed the plea of other rice .....

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Tapping the Huge Potential of Food Processing Sector of India

Food grain production has registered a record growth in the country in recent years. India also ranks high among fruit, vegetable, milk, poultry and meat producing countries of the world. This has led to remarkable improvement in the earning capacity of population engaged in agriculture and allied sectors.  However, due to lack of efficient supply chains and processing infrastructure, the processing levels in .....

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EU: "The whole banana market turned upsidedown"

The banana market collapsed two months ago. At the moment bananas are being sold for as little as 1 to 3 dollars (FOB) in Ecuador. According to Ron van Viegen (Fyffes) and Hans Borgers (Borgers Bananas) the collapsed market is the result of a combination of factors, but the banana market has also suffered due to the EHEC-outbreak. The importers speak of heavy losses, but expect a careful revival in two .....