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FP industry calls for rollback of excise duty, more fiscal incentives
17March 2011
 The AIFPA (All India Food Processors' Association) appreciates the various growth oriented proposals made in the Union Budget-2011-12. However, we believe that the proposal to levy excise duty on perishable fruits & vegetables along with namkeens, milk, coconut water etc, could be counter productive to growth and saving wastages of agri and horticultural produce as well as employment generation. |
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APEDA to promote Indian basmati rice at IGI airport
17March 2011
To promote Indian basmati rice brand, agri-products export promotion body APEDA has invited bids for installation of advertising hoardings at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, which is the sixth largest in the world.
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Cost-effective India seeks to grow poultry
17March 2011
 India's domestic poultry market, estimated at about $7.7 billion, is booming. The country, which is the world third-biggest supplier of eggs, however is struggling to expand its international market share currently pegged only at about $110 million annually. |
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Cheap food may be a thing of the past in U.S.
17March 2011
 Americans spend only about 10% of their annual incomes on food, compared with as much as 70% in other countries, but with prices climbing, some economists wonder whether the nation's abundance of affordable food is history. |
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| List of Awardees for APEDA Export Award 2009-10 |
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Blue Star to set up pack houses in Punjab |
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Guarseed gains on extended buying |
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Manila must seek long-term rice deals-official |
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CCMAS endorses IDF/ISO Guidelines for melamine determination in milk products, infant formula |
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Tetra Pak opens its largest Middle Eastern factory yet |
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Significantly fewer grapes from Chile and India |
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JK to have 22 automatic weather stations |
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Food and beverage brands see franchising success |
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Japan Buys 163,435 Tons Feed Barley, 28,135 Tons Feed Wheat |
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No disruption in food supply |
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