| APEDA Export awards & APEDA silver jubilee celebrations |
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Union minister of state for commerce and industry Jyotiraditya Scindia at APEDA Annual Export Awards function
 Union minister of state for commerce and industry Jyotiraditya Scindia (right) and APEDA chairman Asit Tripathy during the APEDA’s Silver Jubilee celebrations and 19th annual Export Awards function in New Delhi. |
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India can Become Food Basket of the World: Jyotiraditya Scindhia
Calling for a second green revolution, the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindhia said that with proper investment in agriculture, technical innovation and infrastructure for food processing India could well become the food basket of the world. Speaking at the APEDA Export Awards function which coincided with the celebrations of 25 years of APEDA, Shri Scindhia said that agriculture sector is critical for our economy as 60-70 percent of our population is dependent on it |
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Non tariff barriers need to be taken more seriously: Dr. Rahul Khullar
Indian agricultural products will have to move up the value chain in order to achieve the export target of 15 billion dollars in the next three years and the main challenge for the sector will be to deal with emerging range of non-tariff barriers, Union Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar, said here today. |
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| List of Awardees for APEDA Export Award 2009-10 |
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Agri ministry proposes export of all onion varieties
17Feb 2011
 To provide a mid-way between the domestic supply and lifting ban on exports of onions after their prices crashed, the agriculture ministry has proposed opening up exports of all varieties of the bulb with a minimum export price of $600 per metric tonne. |
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Corn export from India may more than triple at 2.5 mt this year: USGC
17Feb 2011
Corn export from India may more than triple to 2.5 million tonnes in 2010-11, buoyed by estimates of a record domestic output and scope of higher global prices, an international body USGC said today.
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Japan, India sign deal to remove trade barriers
17Feb 2011
 Japan on Wednesday signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with India aimed at boosting trade between export-dependent Japan and rapidly-growing India. |
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Punjab CM restores exemption from payment of RDF on Basmati exports
17Feb 2011
 In a major relief to the Basmati rice exporters, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today restored the exemption from payment of Rural Development Fund (RDF) on the export of Basmati rice. |
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Other News |
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India’s food processing industry embarks on aggressive R&D mode |
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Food prices hitting 'dangerous levels' - World Bank* |
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Govt mulls raising livestock yield by alloting larger area for fodder crop |
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Rains to boost wheat yield in North India |
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Climate change tosses ecological system in NE |
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India aims to raise wheat output to 90 mn tn by 2020 |
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India sugar surges on firm domestic demand |
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Traceability programs help support Alberta’s agriculture industry |
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Africa: Agriculture Support Still Low in Africa |
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Wheat Demand Will Remain Frail On Strong Production Prospects |
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Eggs, chicken to turn costlier on demand surge |
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USDA forecasts poultry production to take the lead |
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