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16 Mar, 2023 News Image We should work towards creating quality consciousness in the country and win the confidence of our customers: Shri Goyal.
We have to convert the respect that India has earned in the world in recent years into an opportunity and we have to convert the demand of the consumers for their rights into a consciousness for quality. This was stated by Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal on the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day today.
 
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been a role model and a very popular leader who has given us the message that we should all work collectively towards making India a developed nation in Amrit Kaal by creating an environment that contributes to serving the customers well, Shri Goyal said. This is because PM has always focussed on the customer and this is why he has always emphasised on quality, he explained.
 
Shri Goyal said that people want high quality in services and products and that it is their right. Today is a day of celebration of this right and it is a day to commit ourself to work towards ensuring that quality and service. He said that consumer rights also involves creating a sustainable and a green economy that would lead to healthy living - something that is in the very ethos of India.
 
Consumer is at the core of all our activities because if there is no consumer what is the use of all our efforts, the minister said. We must win the confidence of the consumers – that should be the core focus of our activities, he added.  When we work towards quality, the country progresses, he explained.
 
The awareness and consciousness of the consumers for their rights should motivate us to work towards doing our duty towards the country, the minister concluded.

 Source:  pib.gov.in
16 Mar, 2023 News Image Govt identifies 14 garlic varieties suitable for kharif production.
As many as 14 varieties of garlic have been identified for cultivation under different agro-climatic conditions, the Centre told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
 
Answering a query on the steps taken to make rabi season garlic suitable for kharif crop cycle, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, said planned research on genetic improvement of garlic for identification of varieties suitable for cultivation under different seasons and agro-climatic conditions in India is being carried out by the ICAR - Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune, and the National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation, Nasik.
 
Location-specific adaptive trials are being taken up at different locations of the country through ICAR - All India Network Research Project on Onion and Garlic, Pune, he said.
 
Suitable climate
Stating that the agro-climatic conditions of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are suitable for garlic production during the kharif season, he said 14 varieties of garlic have been identified for cultivation under different agro-climatic conditions, comprising 11 varieties for plains and three varieties for hill areas. Another land race named 'Gadag local' has localised adoptability in Karnataka.
 
Of these garlic varieties, ‘Bhima Purple’ and ‘G282’ has been identified for cultivation in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (Ooty) during kharif, whereas ‘Gadag local’ land-race is ideal only for Karnataka. He said ‘G282’ and ‘Bhima Purple’ produced 40-50 quintals of garlic per hectare during kharif season.
 
One advance breeding line of garlic, namely ‘G389’, has been observed suitable for kharif (40-60 quintals per hectare) in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh as well as for rabi (60-70 quintals per hectare), he said.
 
Digital infra to be open source
In another reply, Tomar said the Government has proposed to build Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture as an open source, open standard, and inter-operable public good to enable 'inclusive farmer-centric solutions' and support for growth of agri-tech industry and start-ups.
 
For this, the Government has proposed initiatives such as the development of the Central Core of the DPI, and the development of Krishi Decision Support System (KDSS).
 
Registries (farmers, crop sown registry, and geo-referencing of village maps and crop sown registry), unified farmers service interface, agri data exchange, and consent manager will be part of the development of Central Core of the DPI, he said.
 
Fodder FPO
In a separate reply, Parshottam Rupala, Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said around 100 fodder-plus FPOs (farmer producer organisations) will be registered during 2023-24.
 
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare had designated National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as implementing agency to form and promote 100 FPOs, primarily fodder-centric FPOs, during 2022-23.
 
While Gujarat has been allotted 16 fodder-plus FPOs, Karnataka has been allotted 11. Other States such as Bihar and Kerala have been allotted nine fodder-plus FPOs.

 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
16 Mar, 2023 News Image Next round of India-Canada talks on trade agreement likely in April.
The next round of negotiations for the proposed interim trade agreement (FTA) between India and Canada is expected to be held in April, a senior commerce ministry official said on Wednesday. Krishan Kumar, Joint Secretary in the department of commerce, said negotiations are at an advanced stage in goods and services, and in other areas.
 
'Six rounds have completed. The seventh round may be held in April,' he told reporters here.
 
In March last year, the two countries re-launched negotiations for an interim agreement, officially dubbed as an early progress trade agreement (EPTA).
 
Apart from traditional areas, the agreement may cover areas like SMEs, trade and gender, environment and labour.
 
'We have already exchanged goods offer and discussions are starting to improve the services offer,' he said.
 
Briefing reporters, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said that talks for a free trade agreement with the UK and European Union are moving in a progressive direction.
 
India and the UK launched negotiations for the FTA in January last year.
 
On the progress on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) talks, it was informed that productive and constructive text-based discussions held under IPEF pillars supply chain, clean economy and fair economy during the special round held here in February.
 
The Indian delegation at present is participating in the second round of negotiations being held in Bali from March 13-19.

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
16 Mar, 2023 News Image APEDA entrusted to promote Indian millets in international market.
The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has been entrusted with the task of promoting Indian millets in the international market, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel said in reply to a parliamentary question today. The following steps, inter-alia, are being taken to meet the export demand during International Year of Millets 2023:
 
APEDA has published e-catalogues for 30 major millet importing countries and for 21 millet-producing Indian states. The e-catalogues have information on individual country profile; Indian millets and millet value-added basket; millet production scenario, India's export of millets; international standards of millets; and contact list of exporters, startups, FPOs, importers, and Indian missions in the country.
APEDA has identified three knowledge partners - Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR); Centre of Excellence on Millets — University of Agriculture Sciences, Bengaluru; and Yes Bank. These knowledge partners collaborate for preparation of content for publication of millet promotion material; identification of participants for the millet-promotion events to be organized by Indian Missions abroad; and millets value chain development.
APEDA has planned promotion of Indian millets across international trade fairs and hold B2B (business-to-business) meetings for the year 2023.
A millet-specific web portal has also been launched. The portal contains information about millets, their health benefits, production and export statistics, millet exporters’ directory, and other relevant information.
APEDA has been conducting capacity-building programs throughout the country to facilitate export of millet and millet products. Start-ups on millets are being mobilized for export promotion of value-added products such as Ready to Eat (RTE) and Ready to Serve (RTS) categories, including noodles, pasta, breakfast cereal mix, biscuits, cookies, snacks, sweets, and other millet-based products.
A knowledge book titled "Superfood Millets: A USD 2 Billion Export Opportunity for India" has been published by APEDA, in association with a knowledge partner. This book will help the prospective exporters of millets.
 An e-platform for Virtual Trade Fairs (VTFs) has been created specifically for millets. This platform is designed to invite buyers and visitors from across the globe to interact with exhibitors showcasing millet-based products.
APEDA has stepped into brand building of Indian millets; ‘Shree Anna’ to promote the consumption of millets and to create a niche market for Indian millets across the globe. Various sampling and tasting campaigns are being organized at significant destinations. Millets and millet-products are being promoted using cutting-edge comprehensive campaigns; encompassing social media, and digital branding.
In order to reorient APEDA and enable it to effectively pursue market access, provide commercial intelligence, promote quality and adherence to standards in agriculture exports, and handle Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) issues, the Government has approved restructuring of APEDA. Creation of 20 new posts has been approved under the restructuring plan. The restructuring plan also enables APEDA to hire Subject Matter Experts in various fields for a specific purpose and time.

 Source:  pib.gov.in
16 Mar, 2023 News Image India s overall exports is projected to grow at 16.18 percent during April-February 2022-23 over same period last year (April-February 2021-22), with one month remaining in the current financial year.
India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in February 2023* are estimated to be USD 63.02 Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 7.81 per cent over the same period last year. Overall imports in February 2023* are estimated to be USD 65.85 Billion, exhibiting a negative growth of (-) 4.38 per cent over the same period last year.
 

Table 1: Trade during February 2023*

 

 

February 2023

(USD Billion)

February 2022

(USD Billion)

Merchandise

Exports

33.88

37.15

Imports

51.31

55.90

Services*

Exports

29.15

21.30

Imports

14.55

12.97

Overall Trade

(Merchandise +Services) *

Exports

63.02

58.46

Imports

65.85

68.87

Trade Balance

-2.83

-10.41

* Note: The latest data for services sector released by RBI is for January 2023. The data for February 2023 is an estimation, which will be revised based on RBI’s subsequent release. (ii) Data for April-February 2021-22 and April-September 2022 has been revised on pro-rata basis using quarterly balance of payments data.

Fig 1: Overall Trade during February 2023*

India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in April-February 2022-23 is estimated to exhibit a positive growth of 16.18 per cent over the same period last year (April-February 2021-22). As India’s domestic demand has remained steady amidst the global slump, overall imports in April-February 2022-23 is estimated to exhibit a growth of 19.93 per cent over the same period last year.
 

Table 2: Trade during April-February 2022-23*

 

 

April-February

 2022-23

(USD Billion)

April-February

 2021-22

(USD Billion)

Merchandise

Exports

405.94

377.43

Imports

653.47

549.96

Services*

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16 Mar, 2023 News Image Soyameal exports jump 87% in Oct-Feb.
India’s soyameal exports jumped 87 per cent to 7.99 lakh tonnes (lt) during the October-February period of oil year 2022-23 on robust demand from countries such as Vietnam, Bangladesh and Nepal. Exports stood at 4.26 lt in the same period last year.
 
'Prices are favourable and we should be able to achieve the projected soyameal exports of 14-15 lakh tonnes' said DN Pathak, Executive Director, The Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA). Supply crunch from countries such as Argentina on weather concerns has come in handy for India to boost its shipments.
 
Vietnam has been the largest buyer of Indian soyameal, so far, accounting for 3.36 lt, followed by Nepal at 64,759 tonnes and the US at 42,796 tonnes. Other major buyers include Japan at 42,776 tonnes, Sri Lanka 39,554 tonnes, Bangladesh 37,093 tonnes, Thailand 32,432 tonnes and Germany 16,225 tonnes among others.
 
Japan has been a major buyer of Indian soyameal and value-added products mainly in the food segment, Pathak said.
 
Poultry demand
Crushing of soyabeans has also gained momentum with the pick up in buying from the domestic poultry sector. Offtake from the poultry sector was higher by around 12 per cent at 28.50 lt during October-February over same period last year’s 25.50 lt. The domestic food demand for soyameal was up 37 per cent at 4.75 lt.
 
Soyabean crushing during October-February stood at 52.50 lt — an increase of around 48 per cent over same period last year’s 35.50 lt. The market arrivals have improved to 71 lt (55 lt).
 
SOPA estimates that the stocks with trade, crushing units and farmers at the end of February stood at 77.98 lt — higher than the same period last year’s 71.77 lt. The prices of soyabean have started easing over the past one month tracking the developments in the global edible oil complex. 'Prices have come down substantially by about Rs.8,000 per tonne over the past one month,' Pathak said adding that the government should increase the duty on imported oils to protect the domestic growers.

 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
16 Mar, 2023 News Image New foreign trade policy may be released by end of this month: Commerce Secretary.
The government is expected to release the new five-year foreign trade policy (FTP) by the end of this month, with a view to promoting the country's outbound shipments of goods and services, a top official said on Wednesday. The current foreign trade policy (2015-20) is in force till March 31, 2022.
 
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said that the ministry has looked at various aspects of that FTP as the policy is basically the collection of various incentive schemes.
 
They are also adding the aspect of vision into that as the ministry is targeting to take the goods and services exports to USD 2 trillion by 2030.
 
'So, within that framework, we have worked out our FTP and we are expecting that it would be released by the end of this month,' he told reporters here.
 
FTP provides guidelines for enhancing exports to push economic growth and create jobs.
 
It was first extended on March 31, 2020, for one year due to the coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown.

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
15 Mar, 2023 News Image B20 Conference to showcase vibrant organic farming of Sikkim to start in Gangtok tomorrow.
The vibrant organic farming of Sikkim will be prominently showcased to the world through the third B20 Conferences being organized in Gangtok, Sikkim from tomorrow till 17th March 2023. It will also highlight opportunities for Multilateral Business Partnerships in Tourism, Hospitality & Pharmaceuticals. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is organizing four B20 Conferences in the North Eastern region to showcase the untapped potential and opportunities within the region out of which two have already been held earlier in Imphal and Aizawl and the third and fourth are to be held in Gangtok & Kohima respectively. 
 
Senior Advisor, DPIIT, M/o Commerce & Industry, Ms. Rupa Dutta gave a detailed presentation on Business 20 and its working at a press briefing today. She stated the key deliverables of B20 like action plan for reskilling and up-skilling of the workforce to operate in a technological world, promoting investment in green energy across countries and improving climate finance options and non-financial disclosures, development of an inclusive ecosystem for innovation and R&D, promoting higher private sector participation to build regional value chains and industrialization of Africa, etc. The schedule of important B20 events with special focus on the upcoming B20 conference in Gangtok, Sikkim was also presented. The hosting of B20 Conference in Sikkim is significant to showcase the vibrant Organic Farming of the state to the world. In addition to this, the B20 event at Gangtok will highlight the.
 
Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Startup20 India Chair & Mission Director Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog gave a presentation on the Startup20 which is the new official engagement group under the Indian presidency 2023. He stated that StartUp20 in Gangtok will deliberate on ways to strengthen the global Start Up ecosystem, of which India has emerged as the third most powerful nation. He explained how it is envisioned to act as the voice of the global startup ecosystem bringing together varied stakeholders on a common platform. He said that startups originate in niche settings, they thrive in crisis situations and they see global challenges & disruptions as opportunities. Ms. Rupa Dutta added that startups have created a generation of job creators & not job seekers in India.
 
G20 has two Tracks- Sherpa Track and Finance Track. Sherpa Track has 13 Working Groups and 11 Engagement Groups. DPIIT is the nodal Ministry for two engagement groups viz., Startup 20 and Business 20 (B20). Engagement Groups comprise non-government participants from each G20 member who provide recommendations to the G20 Leaders and contribute towards the policy-making process.
 
The Business 20 was formed in 2010 and is the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community. B20 aims to deliver concrete actionable policy recommendations on the priorities of each rotating presidency to spur economic growth and development. The B20 has scheduled a total of 100 meetings with the number of in-person meetings being 65 and the number of Hybrid Meetings being 35. 
 
The Startup 20 has been established under India’s G20 Presidency. It aims to act as a dialogue forum with the global startup ecosystem stakeholders and intends to represent the global startup ecosystem to raise the macroeconomic concerns and challenges faced by entrepreneurs with G20 leaders. The Start-Up 20 engagement group has a total number of 60 meetings planned, out of which 5 are in-person meetings. The forthcoming event is Startup 20 Gangtok, Sikkim on 18-19 March 2023. 
 
The B20 Summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 26th -27th August 2023 and the Startup 20 Summit is scheduled to take place in Gurugram from 2nd -4th July 2023.

 Source:  pib.gov.in
15 Mar, 2023 News Image FCI to sell 10.13 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk users on Wednesday via e-auctions.
State-owned FCI plans to sell 10.13 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers in the sixth round of e-auction to be held on Wednesday as part of the government's measures to check wheat and atta prices. The Centre has announced the sale of 50 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market to control prices. Of this, 45 lakh tonnes have been earmarked for bulk consumers, including flour millers.
 
Food Corporation of India (FCI) has sold 28.85 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers in the five rounds of e-auction held so far.
 
According to a senior government official, FCI will offer 10.13 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers in the sixth round of e-auction to be held on March 15.
 
FCI will offer wheat from its 620 depots.
 
In the last round, FCI sold 5.39 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers, including flour millers, under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS).
 
The official said that the sale of wheat in open market has helped in reduction of wheat and atta prices in the country.

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
15 Mar, 2023 News Image Food Processing Parks.
The Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that the State/Union Territory -wise number of Mega Food Parks, Agro Processing Clusters,Integrated Cold Chains, Food Processing Units, Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages, Operation Greens Projects approved for assistance under corresponding component schemes of Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) including in Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh is placed at Annexure-I.
 
Ministry of Food Processing industries (MoFPI) has, so far, approved a total of3 Agro Processing Clusters, 28 Integrated Cold Chains, 34 Food Processing Units, 5Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages and 5 Operation Greens projects in Uttar Pradesh with estimated direct/ indirect employment of 47946. These projects involveGrants amounting to Rs 469 Crore, processing & preservation capacity of about 19.61 Lakh Metric Ton/Annum and investment leverage of aboutRs 1562 Crore. Out of these projects, 1 Agro Processing Cluster, 8 Integrated Cold Chains, 21 Food Processing Units, & 5 Operation Greens projects have been approved since 2019-20.
 
MoFPI provides Grants in the form of capital subsidy to eligible project proposals, selected on the basis of Expression of Interest issued from time to time, under its component schemes of PMKSY for setting up of food processing / preservation industries including Agro Processing clusters (Mini Food Parks) and Food Processing Units. PMKSY is not any region or state specific, but demand driven and is implemented across the country including all the regions of Uttar Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Bihar and Haryana.  Year-wise assistance provided for setting up Food Processing Parks/ Units under PMKSY since 2019-20 is placed at Annexure-II. So far, a total of 1 Mega Food Park and 13 Food Processing Units have been approved in Sonipat District under PMKSY.
 

Annexure-I

State/Union Territory -wise number of Projects approved for assistance under

Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY)

 

Sl. No

STATE/UT

Mega

Food

Park

Integrated

Cold Chain

Agro

 processing

Cluster

Food

Processing

Unit

Creation of

Backward & Forwardlinkages

Operation

Greens

1

Andhra Pradesh

3

33

4

11

0

20

2

ArunachalPradesh

1

1

0

10

0

0

3

Assam

1

2

8

38

1

1

4

Bihar

2

6

1

5

0

0

5

Chhattisgarh

1

2

1

4

1

0

6

Goa

0

0

0

1

0

0

7

Gujarat

2

29

4

40

8

9

8

Haryana

2

19

3

19

0

0

9

Himachal

Pradesh

1

17

2

20

2

2

10

Jharkhand

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

Karnataka

2

17

5

21

3

0

12

Kerala

2

6

2

19

1

0

13

Madhya Pradesh

2

13

5

22

1

2

14

Maharashtra

3

68

14

88

11

9

15

Manipur

1

1

0

2

0

0

16

Meghalaya

1

0

1

2

0

0

17

Mizoram

1

2

0

1

0

0

18

Nagaland

1

3

0

4

0

0

19

Odisha

2

7

1

4

0

0

20

Punjab

3

24

3

17

4

1

21

Rajasthan

2

13

4

24

6

1

22

Sikkim

0

0

0

1

0

0

23

Tamil Nadu

1

16

11

32

9

2

24

Telangana

2

14

5

9

1

0

25

Tripura

1

0

0

5

0

0

26

Uttar Pradesh

0

28

3

34

5

5

27

Uttarakhand

2

30

1

18

4

0

28

West Bengal

1

15

0

15

1

0

29

Andaman &Nicobar

0

2

0

0

0

0

30

Chandigarh

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

D&N Haveli andDaman & Diu

0

0

0

1

0

0

32

Delhi

0

0

0

0

0

0

33

Jammu &Kashmir

1

7

1

18

3

0

34

Ladakh

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

Lakshadweep

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

Pudduchery

0

1

0

0

0

0

 

ANNEXURE-II

Year-wise assistance for setting up of Food Processing Parks/Units under corresponding component schemes of PMKSY since 2019-20.

           

 

 

 

Assistance/ Grants-in-aid

released (Rupees in crore)

 

S. No.

Sub-Scheme of PMKSY

Financial

Year

1.

 

 

Mega Food Parks (MFP)

 

 

 

 

 

2019-20

106.34

2020-21

61.22

2021-22

51.52

2022-23 *

15.20

2.

Creation of Infrastructure

Development for Agro

Processing Cluster (APC)

 

 

 

2019-20

43.53

2020-21

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