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Food processing sector in India in an "appalling" state: Parliamentary panel

A Parliamentary panel expressed concern over the "appalling" state of the food processing sector and pointed out that fruits and vegetables worth more than Rs 50,000 crore are wasted every year due to lack of storage and processing facilities. "In spite of an exclusive ministry of Food Processing Industries, functioning at the Union government level for more than two decades .....

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Fruit, vegetable demand up by 60 pc – Oman

Shopping malls and grocery shops across the Sultanate have witnessed more than 60 per cent increase in demand for fruit and vegetables during Ramadhan. All shopping malls, including Lulu Hypermarket, Family Shopping Centre, KM Trading, Safeer Hypermarket, City Centre, Sultan Centre and Khimji Marts are supporting Ramadhan activities and have made elaborate arrangements for .....

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Lower Indian mango price hits Pakistan

Political and social unrest in the Middle East and drastic reduction in prices by India have sidelined Pakistan from the international mango pulp market. Weaker policies of Pakistan government are another factor of decreasing export of fruits. Pakistan is the fourth largest mango producer country in the world after India, China and Mexico. Its average annual production of the fruit is 1.7-1.8 million .....

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India to seek funds to build ports costing $7.6 billion to ease con

India will seek private funds for seven new ports costing 350 billion rupees ($7.6 billion) as the government tackles transport bottlenecks that are hindering plans to triple exports of agricultural and manufactured goods. About two-thirds of the funds for the new ports will be raised from private sector, Rakesh Srivastava, joint secretary at the Ministry of Shipping, said yesterday in a telephone .....