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Indian exporters eyeing 30% rise in overseas aromatic rice shipments to 3-million tonnes

Indian exporters are looking for more than 30% surge in the international aromatic rice exports to 3-million tonnes in the present fiscal year, said Mr Vijay Setia, President of All-India Rice Exporters Association. Last year, India has exported 2.2-million tonnes of basmati rice, out of which more than 80% was exported to Gulf countries, consisting of.....

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Indonesia Seeks Indian Investment in Infrastructure and Food Sector

“Indonesia, world’s fourth largest market, offers huge business opportunities for India especially in the areas of infrastructure development of roads, ports, and food processing sector. Indonesia is not only about coal and natural resources, and hence, there are more diversified opportunities,” said His Excellency Lt. Gen (Retd.) Andi M Ghalib, Ambassador of.....

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PM may push Canada, Russia on potash cartel

Intervention at the highest level is being sought to bend a global fertilisercartel, which sells China the nutrients at a much lower price than demanded from India. The intransigence of the cartel of Canadian, Russian and Byelorussian companies has meant that India has not been able to contract fresh supplies of potash. The cartel is controlled from.....

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Exhibition promotes trade opportunities between India and SA

There has been a strong emphasis on boosting trade in processed foods between India and South Africa, as 38 Indian companies from the food processing and import/export sector took part in the Southern African International Trade Exhibition (Saitex) event in Johannesburg. Saitex was running alongside the Africa’s Big Seven Food and Beverage Trade Expo.....