The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain scheme) since 2008 for establishing cold chain projects under various sectors (including fruit and vegetable sector) across the country and subsequently, the scheme has been amalgamated with the Central Sector Umbrella scheme- viz. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana(PMKSY) since 2017.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday suggested the seven member countries of the BIMSTEC bloc to relook and re-examine the proposed free trade agreement as the talks for the pact is progressing at a very slow pace.

Bangladesh-bound trucks carrying more than 4,500 tonne of onion from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, which were stuck at Petrapole land port near Bangladesh border in West Bengal since Monday, are now being allowed to enter the neighbouring country, exporters said.

BIMSTEC members should re-examine the priorities of member nations with regards to trade negotiations so that the delayed Free Trade Agreement can be finalized. This was stated by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal while delivering his speech at the inaugural edition of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Business Summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India here today.

Government has lifted the onion export prohibition from 4th May, 2024 and has allowed the export with minimum export price of (MEP) of USD 550 per MT and export duty of 40%. Till 31st July, 2024, a total quantity of 2.60 lakh tons of onion had been exported in current financial year 2024-25. 

Patna, The Bihar government has urged the Centre to open a branch office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority in Patna to boost the export of agricultural produce from the state.

Agtech start-up Svastha Ecoharvest is gearing up to export India’s first consignment of Sona Masoori brown rice to Europe. Such rice shipments so far have only been from the Basmati category.

'Trade between India and Bangladesh through Petrapole land port in West Bengal, resumed on Thursday morning (August 8, 2024) amid tight security,' officials said.