Indian biscuit brands have gradually introduced a range of healthier options over the years to meet customers' rising health awareness. The industry’s first major response to this was to promote higher fibre intake with the introduction of digestive biscuits.

The government, for the first time, has entered into contract farming deals with farmers in states including Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gujarat to grow pulses (tur and masur) on 1,500 hectares of farmland.

Indonesia is considering a plan to import 1 million metric tons of rice from India in 2025 to secure supply until its main harvest, Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said after a meeting of food and agricultural officials on Tuesday.

Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union remain a priority, with both sides pushing for an 'early and ambitious' deal, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday, hours after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez here.

In a strategic meeting aimed at bolstering agricultural cooperation, H.E. Marisa Gerards, Ambassador of the Netherlands to India, met with Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. The discussions focused on current collaborations and future opportunities in the agriculture and allied sectors, highlighting a mutual commitment to enhance agricultural innovation and productivity.

In a landmark achievement for the Horticulture sector of Ladakh, the first consignment of Karkitchoo apples, an indigenous apple variety from Kargil, was flagged off for export to Dubai.

Having signed investment MoUs of over Rs 15 lakh crore across sectors under the banner of 'Rising Rajasthan' Global Investment Summit 2024 so far, Rajasthan has now exchanged MoUs worth Rs 19500 crore of investment in the Agriculture and allied sectors.

India and Russia are accelerating efforts to establish a rupee-ruble trade mechanism, aiming to reduce reliance on the US dollar amid growing global financial complexities. 

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez on Monday, the MEA announced that India and the European union are pressing for an 'early and ambitious' FTA (Free-trade agreement) deal and reiterated the priority to seal the deal, which has been under negotiation since 2007.