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14 Feb, 2025 News Image Bengal Bizmen Eye More Export & Trade Avenues With Russia.
With India emerging as Russia's fourth-largest business partner, with bilateral trade between the two countries reaching USD 65.7 billion in FY 2023-24, biz entrepreneurs from Bengal are eyeing new opportunities for trade and investment in various sectors. On Thursday, about 50 business entrepreneurs — who attended an interactive session at the Merchant Chamber of Commerce and Industry — gave Maxim V Kozlov, the consul general of Russia in Kolkata, a proposal to boost export of shrimps, fruits, machinery tools and software from Bengal.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
14 Feb, 2025 News Image Promotion of Food Processing in Rural and Backward Regions.
In order to promote and ensure overall development of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its Central Sector Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across the country including rural and backward regions. These schemes are not region or state specific but demand driven.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
13 Feb, 2025 News Image India, Russia increasing agricultural and food trade.
Agricultural and food trade between India and Russia grew by more than 60 percent in the last year and is expected to increase in the recent period, according to a report. The India correspondent of the news outlet Russia Today (RT) referred to the conversations between the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Patrushev, and the Indian ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, during which the representative of Moscow expressed his interest in continuing to develop mutual trade.
 Source:  plenglish.com
13 Feb, 2025 News Image APEDA and Embassy of India, Moscow host International buyer-seller meet to boost agri-exports.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), in collaboration with the Embassy of India, Moscow, successfully organized an International Buyer-Seller Meet (IBSM) in Moscow on 10 February 2025. The event aimed to promote the export of bananas, groundnuts, and processed food products from India to the Russian market.
 Source:  foodtechbiz.com
13 Feb, 2025 News Image Boosting food processing & storage infrastructure.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) was envisaged as a comprehensive package which will result in creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. It will not only provide a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country but also improve the capacity of food processing units which help in providing better returns to farmers and creating employment opportunities especially in the rural areas, reducing wastage of agricultural produce, increasing the processing level and enhancing the export of the processed foods.
 Source:  fnbnews.com
13 Feb, 2025 News Image Saskatchewan agriculture minister heads to India, UAE to strengthen trade ties.
Saskatchewan's Agriculture Minister, Daryl Harrison, is set to embark on a trade mission to India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 11-19, aiming to bolster the province’s agricultural exports and forge stronger international trade relationships.
 Source:  westernstandard.news
13 Feb, 2025 News Image Philippines: India eyes strong agri-food trade ties with Cebu.
Following the successful run of its business-to-business (B2B) sessions in Manila, a delegation of 21 export-oriented Indian companies from the agriculture and food processing sectors engaged with members of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, to strengthen business ties and explore trade opportunities.
 Source:  sunstar.com.ph
13 Feb, 2025 News Image Gujarat pulses exports double to 2,47,789 tonnes from April to January.
Gujarat recorded a substantial rise in the export of pulses, guar gum, and dairy products from April of last year to January, according to a release. According to the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) report, pulse exports surged to an impressive 2,47,789 tonnes during this period, doubling last year’s figures. Exporters have also benefitted from the favourable dollar value, contributing to the rise in exports, the release stated. World Pulses Day observed on February 10, promotes pulse cultivation and productivity. As the world’s largest producer and consumer of pulses, India has prioritized self-sufficiency in key varieties like tur, urad, and lentils.
 Source:  indiashippingnews.com
13 Feb, 2025 News Image Government approves implementation of transportation component of Market Intervention Scheme for Tomato through NCCF.
In view of the falling prices of tomato in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and other major producing states, Government of India has taken decision to implement the transportation component of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS). Under this scheme where there is a difference in the price of TOP crops (tomato, onion and potato) between the producing and consuming States, the operational cost incurred in storage and transportation of crops from the producing State to other consuming States will be reimbursed to Central Nodal Agencies (CNA) like NAFED and NCCF, in the interest of farmers of producing states.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
13 Feb, 2025 News Image Kerala agri varsity develops orange-fleshed seedless watermelon.
After red-fleshed Shonima and yellow-fleshed Swarna, it is now the turn of orange-fleshed watermelon. The orange-fleshed seedless watermelon was developed at the Department of Vegetable Science, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, as part of the PhD research project of Ansaba, a PhD scholar conducting research under the guidance of Pradeepkumar T, the principal breeder of Swarna and Shonima.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com