04 Dec, 2024 News Image Promoting Organic Farming.
Government is promoting organic farming for improving soil health and water retention through the schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) exclusively for North Eastern States. Both the schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification & marketing and post-harvest management training and capacity building.
 

 Source:  pib.gov.in
04 Dec, 2024 News Image India, UK review ties, focus on early conclusion of FTA.
India and the UK on Tuesday reviewed their ties with a focus on the early conclusion of a mutually beneficial free trade pact, boosting counter-terror cooperation and enhancing defence ties. At the second edition of the India-UK 2+2 foreign and defence dialogue held here, the two sides agreed to revitalise the ties by identifying new focus areas of collaboration.
 

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
04 Dec, 2024 News Image Status of Agricultural business Programmes.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) is implementing various programmes for promotion of Agriculture Business in the country.
(i) 'Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development” programme is implemented under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) from 2018-19 onwards with an objective to promote innovation and agri-entrepreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing an incubation ecosystem in the country. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has appointed five Knowledge Partners (KPs) and twenty-four RKVY Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs) across the country for implementation assistance and incubation of start-ups under this programme.

 Source:  pib.gov.in
03 Dec, 2024 News Image Sri Lanka: Cabinet Grants Approval for Private Sector to Import Rice.

The government has decided to grant permission for the private sector to import rice.


 Source:  newsfirst.lk
03 Dec, 2024 News Image Chile pushes for lower tariffs on exports to India.

Frutas de Chile and the Federation of Chilean Industry (Sofofa) met with India’s ambassador to Chile, Abhilasha Joshi, last week to discuss ways to strengthen commercial ties between the two countries.


 Source:  fruitnet.com
03 Dec, 2024 News Image Sri Lanka raises potato import tax and lowers lowers onion levy.

Sri Lanka has revised its food import tax structure, significantly increasing the tax on imported potatoes to approximately $184 per ton, while reducing the tax on onions from $122 to $31 per tonne, as outlined in a gazette notice. 


 Source:  freshplaza.com
03 Dec, 2024 News Image Bangladesh: Another 2.31 lakh eggs imported from India.

Amid the spiralling prices of eggs at local markets, another shipment of 2.31 lakh eggs entered the country from India through Benapole land on Saturday night.


 Source:  daily-sun.com
03 Dec, 2024 News Image Trade among India, Afghanistan and Iran will prosper if peace prevails: WTC Kabul chairman.

If peace and prosperity prevails, trade and investment among India, Afghanistan and Iran will grow four fold and it will also strengthen economic integration with the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), said Zabihullah Ziarmal,Chairman of the World Trade Center (WTC), Kabul.


 Source:  deccanherald.com
03 Dec, 2024 News Image Commerce ministry reviewing India-US trade relations amid Trump statements.

The commerce ministry is reviewing various aspects of India-US trade relations focusing on implications of statements made by US President-elect Donald Trump during his election campaign and after the results, an official said.


 Source:  business-standard.com
03 Dec, 2024 News Image Rabi crop sowing exceeds 428 lakh hectares.

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under Rabi crops as on 2nd December 2024.


 Source:  pib.gov.in