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Apeda wins eAsia Award for developing Traceability software for organic foods

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has recently won in Taiwan the eAsia Award for developing Traceability software used for tracking organic foods. This was informed to FnB News by Sanjay Dave, director, APEDA, in a chat over telephone. “The award was given to APEDA after many discussions by the jury in which it concluded that no other country had developed such .....

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Exporters eye higher sales, seek cut in basmati MEP

A bumper crop and rising global demand are expected to boost India’s basmati rice exports this fiscal, top exporters said. They plan to request the government to reduce the minimum export price (MEP) of $900 a tonne to garner more export market share. Mandatory floor prices – which hold domestic prices down by limiting exports and keeping stocks within the country – prevent farmers and exporters from gaining from .....

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Foodgrain stock sufficient for next three years, says K.V. Thomas

K.V. Thomas, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has said that the consultation process on the draft Food Security Bill has been completed by incorporating some changes and that the Bill will come up for Cabinet approval by November 20. He said this while inaugurating an international two day seminar here on Thursday on the subject “economic slumps: challenges to .....

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Govt may allow more duty-free import of skimmed milk powder, fat

The Government is considering allowing further duty free import of skimmed milk powder (SMP) and fat (butter oil) under the tariff rate quota (TRQ) regime. This is even as when the domestic dairies are seeking preference over imports in supply of SMP. On Friday, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying is convening a meeting with representatives of private dairies, including Parag Milk Foods, Dynamix Dairy Industries, Sterling Agro Industries, VRS Foods and .....