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21 Mar, 2025 News Image APEDA Showcases Indian Food Products at IFE London 2025.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) commenced participation, showcasing India’s Agricultural offerings, Processed Foods and Alcoholic Beverage Products at the International Food & Drink Event (IFE) London, 2025 on 18 March 2025. A delegation of 16 leading Indian exporters from Gujarat, Punjab, Telangana, Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu amongst other states represented by 27 participants are showcasing a wide array of premium products at the India Pavilion, providing a platform for business opportunities to the UK market.
 Source:  smestreet.in
21 Mar, 2025 News Image Transforming India's Agricultural and Dairy Sectors.
On March 19, 2025, the Union Cabinet took two key decisions to further the development of agriculture, dairying and animal husbandry in India. Agriculture, animal husbandry, and dairying are the cornerstone of India's economy. These sectors play a crucial role in ensuring rural employment and economic stability.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
21 Mar, 2025 News Image Moldova begins exports to India and remains solid player in apple exports.
Despite a decline in apple production and exports in recent years, Moldova remains among the world's top 10 apple exporters, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Moldova exported approximately 130,000 tons of apples in the 2024-2025 season, slightly increasing from previous years but nearly 50% lower than the 2021-2022 season.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
21 Mar, 2025 News Image Gujarat extends registration deadline for wheat farmers to April 5.
The deadline for registration of wheat farmers wanting to sell their rabi crop at Minimum Support Price (MSP) has been extended to April 5, Gujarat government said on Thursday. The government extended the deadline to allow wheat farmers who missed the earlier deadline to register themselves online. The Gujarat government had begun online registration for farmers on March 1 and ended it on March 16. The pending online registrations are being done and biometrically authenticated for farmers through e-gram centres operated by Village Computer Entrepreneurat the village-level.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
21 Mar, 2025 News Image Australian almond exports rise to China and India.
The Almond Board of Australia (ABA) published its January position report on March 11, 2025, detailing volumes and destinations of almond shipments, akin to the Almond Board of California's reports. Australian exporters dispatched nearly 5.3k metric tonnes (mt) in January 2025, marking a decrease of 8.3k mt from December 2024, yet showing a slight rise over January 2024. This brings the crop-year-to-date total to 163.4k mt, surpassing previous seasons with one month left to report.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
21 Mar, 2025 News Image Cabinet approves revised national program for dairy development.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Revised National Program for Dairy Development (NPDD), an official statement said. The Revised NPDD, a Central Sector Scheme, has been enhanced with an additional Rs1000 crore, bringing the total budget to Rs 2790 crore for the 15th Finance Commission cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
21 Mar, 2025 News Image India Closes In on Long-Sought Free Trade Agreement With UK.
The UK and India are 'very close' to agreeing a long-awaited free trade agreement just weeks after the two countries restarted talks, a senior Indian diplomat said.
 Source:  bloomberg.com
21 Mar, 2025 News Image Swiss parliament approves free trade agreement with India.
After sixteen years of negotiations, Switzerland signed the agreement with India a year ago, along with the other members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. A total of 94.7% of Swiss exports to India will benefit from customs relief. India currently levies very high customs duties on most imported products.
 Source:  swissinfo.ch
21 Mar, 2025 News Image Rice market remains volatile despite large-scale imports from India.
Despite government efforts to stabilise the situation, the price surge continues to strain household budgets. A substantial quantity of rice was imported between 17 November and 13 March under the 2024-25 fiscal year through eight authorised importers, enjoying a duty-free facility.
 Source:  tbsnews.net
20 Mar, 2025 News Image India’s pulses import bill tops $5-billion mark for FY25.
India’s pulses import bill has crossed a whopping $5 billion for the current financial year on record purchases of tur (pigeon peas/arhar) and chickpeas (chana or gram) by the largest consuming country in the world. Per the Commerce Ministry’s quick estimates, pulses imports crossed $5.03 billion during the April-February period of fiscal 2024-25 – up 58.75 per cent over $3.17 billion a year ago. Overall, imports during 2023-24 were $3.74 billion and the previous high was $4.24 billion during 2016-17.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com