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Preparing industry to adopt FSSA by addressing Food Safety & Quality
24Jan 2011
 India is the second largest producer of food in the world. While food production is significant, the Food Processing Industry is still nascent. Initiatives taken by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI). |
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Agri and allied sector to grow by 3.5 pc this fiscal: Pawar
24Jan 2011
The growth of agriculture and allied sector is expected to rise to 3.5 per cent this fiscal from 0.2 per cent in the previous year on account of higher foodgrains production, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today. |
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WTO chief urges alternatives to food export curbs
24Jan 2011
 Export restrictions are a prime cause of current and recent surges in global food prices, and countries should find other ways to secure domestic supplies, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Saturday. |
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Japan Culls 10,000 Chickens to Contain Second Bird Flu Outbreak
24Jan 2011
 Japan slaughtered more than 10,000 chickens at a poultry farm in southwest Japan to contain the country’s second avian influenza outbreak in two months. Miyazaki Prefecture has told 46 farms within 10 kilometers of the infected farm not to move chickens.
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European Union Exploits Stockholm Convention |
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Shivraj Patil calls for JV with Canada to boost farm sector in Punjab |
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Non-thermal processing, a novel approach for food preservation |
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Chinese Agriculture Imports See Sharp Rise |
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Pak government urged to focus on Russian market for kinnow, mango export |
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Tanzania: Tomatoes in High Demand in Arusha |
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Beetle larvae found in rice shipment from Pakistan at LA port |
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10,000 Cattle Dead In Vietnam: Cows, Buffalo Part Of Mass Die-Off |
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Irish food and drink exports bring in increased earnings |
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China targets mechanization for over 70 pct of rice production by 2015, ministry |
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Russia bans meat and dairy imports from Bulgaria over FMD outbreak |
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India's likely trade deficit in 2010-11 at $115-125bn: DGFT |
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Difficult to decontrol sugar ind as many states not ready: Pawar |
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