Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today met with the Indian Chief Negotiator for the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Joint Committee (AITIGA-JC), Mr. Rajesh Agrawal at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed the progress on the review of AITIGA and explored potential areas, including economic cooperation between ASEAN and India, so as to make the review as comprehensive as possible.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Central Sector umbrella scheme – Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017-18. The PMKSY is one of the important interventions by the Government in Food Processing sector and it has made substantial contribution in strengthening Food Preservation and Processing Infrastructure of the country. 

In an effort to thwart contamination of food additives following elevated levels of carcinogenous ethylene oxide in products exported to Singapore and Hong Kong by spice manufacturing companies, the Government, in the recent Union Budget, announced 100 new NABL labs.

Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru on Wednesday announced the successful conclusion of another exceptional mango export season, solidifying its reputation as a key player in the agricultural export industry.

With ‘Accelerating Growth Scale for Food Industries’ running through as its theme, the 15th edition of Foodpro 2024 is all set for its next edition featured at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, from August 9 to 11, 2024.

In order to address the shortage of storage capacity for food grains in the country, the Government on 31.05.2023, has approved the 'World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector', which has been rolled out as a Pilot Project. 

In a significant milestone, India and 13 other Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) partners have established three supply chain bodies under the landmark Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Agreement relating to Supply Chain Resilience. 

With the initiative of Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, a target of 1100 additional Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) has been allocated to National Cooperative Development Corporation by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GoI, for formation and promotion of FPOs in cooperative sector through strengthening of PACS under the Central Sector Scheme - Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs.

The Indian dairy industry is set for a revenue growth of 13-14 per cent this fiscal, as strong consumer demand continues along with improved supply of raw milk. While the demand will be supported by rising consumption of value added products, the ample milk supply will be driven by good monsoon prospects, Crisil Ratings said in a statement.

The shipments of Tur/Pigeon peas from Nacala Port in Mozambique, disrupted by an 'anti-India' group, have resumed after the Ministry of Consumer Affairs raised the issue with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian High Commissioner there persuaded the matter with the local authorities, The Indian Express has learnt.