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31 Oct, 2025 News Image Union Minister interacts directly with progressive farmers and honours outstanding FPOs, CBBOs, and implementing agencies.
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today inaugurated the National FPO Conclave 2025 in Delhi. The event saw the participation of over 500 progressive farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Implementing Agencies (IAs), and Cluster-Based Business Organizations (CBBOs) from 24 states and 140 districts across India. Addressing the gathering, the Union Minister lauded the efforts of farmers, FPO members, and participating institutions, calling upon them to transform farmers from producers to entrepreneurs and traders so that the full benefit reaches them directly.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
31 Oct, 2025 News Image Centre imposes 10% import duty, 20% additional cess on yellow pea imports ahead of kharif season.
The Centre announced on Wednesday a 10% import duty and an additional 20% Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess (AIDC) on yellow pea imports, to be effective from November 1. The total levy of 30% marks a significant policy shift aimed at supporting domestic pulse growers ahead of the upcoming kharif season.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
31 Oct, 2025 News Image JKTPO organizes export awareness cum e-commerce on-boarding drive at Sgr.
The Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization organized Export Awareness cum E-Commerce On-boarding drive as per the scheduled activities for the year 2025-26. The workshop, organized in collaboration with the District Administration Srinagar, One District One Product (ODOP) Team, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and GeM, aims to empower local MSMEs, artisans and SHGs, entrepreneurs by providing them with vital knowledge about export schemes and benefits of digital commerce.
 Source:  kashmirreader.com
31 Oct, 2025 News Image Policy push tariff hike on peas may boost pulses sowing in Rabi.
Sowing of rabi (winter) pulses-chana and masoor-is expected to pick up after the government's move to impose 10% import duty and additional 20% agriculture infrastructure development cess on yellow pea imports. The levies will increase the landing price of imported yellow peas and help firm up prices of domestic pulses, said Suresh Aggarwal, president, All India Dal Mill Association.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
31 Oct, 2025 News Image India forms group to address onion storage and export issues.
The Government of India will set up a stakeholder group to address onion storage issues and explore new export markets to help recover lost global share. A delegation of onion exporters met Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi with officials from APEDA to discuss sector challenges. The minister acknowledged their concerns but said raising RODTEP rates or offering transport subsidies was not possible under WTO rules. He directed APEDA to work with the Agriculture Ministry and the Department of Consumer Affairs to develop solutions.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
31 Oct, 2025 News Image New Australian research could help boost wheat and rice yields, cut water, nitrogen use.
Australian researchers have created tiny structures to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice yields while slashing water and nitrogen use. A media statement said that researchers from Associate Professor Yu Heng Lau’s group at the University of Sydney and Professor Spencer Whitney’s group at Australian National University have spent five years tackling the problem to make plants fix carbon more efficiently.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
30 Oct, 2025 News Image New Delhi to host 2-day global rice conference from Oct 30.
Over 5,000 farmers and 1,000 cooperatives are expected to take part in the two-day Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 to be held in New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam from October 30. Indian Rice Exporters’ Federation (IREF) is organising the event in collaboration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda), a nodal agency for agricultural and processed food exports.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
30 Oct, 2025 News Image Trump says trade deal with India coming soon, calls PM Modi ‘the nicest looking guy’.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he 'will have a trade deal with India soon' and that he has 'great respect for Prime Minister Modi,' as both nations move closer to sealing the framework for a new trade agreement. Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEOs Luncheon in Gyeongju, South Korea, Trump praised Modi, calling him 'the nicest looking guy,' 'a father,' 'a killer,' and 'tough as hell.' He reiterated his intention to strengthen economic ties with India, saying, 'I am going to do a trade deal with India,' while lauding Modi’s leadership and India’s growing global clout.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
30 Oct, 2025 News Image Goyal to visit New Zealand next week for trade pact talks.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said he will visit New Zealand next week to hold discussions on the proposed free trade agreement between the two countries. The FTA was formally launched on March 16, 2025.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
30 Oct, 2025 News Image APEDA Facilitates First-Ever Air Shipment of GI Tagged Indi and Puliyankudi Limes from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to the United Kingdom.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has facilitated the first-ever air shipment of 350 kg of India’s GI-tagged Indi Lime from Vijayapura, Karnataka and 150 kg Puliyankudi Lime from Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, to the United Kingdom on 28th October, 2025. The 500 kg consignment was exported, marking a significant milestone in expanding the global footprint of India’s GI-tagged horticultural produce.
 Source:  pib.gov.in