India, Việt Nam eye stronger agricultural-food ties.
Việt Nam has established itself as one of Southeast Asia’s leading agricultural exporters, while India is a major global supplier of farm produce and food commodities, and they could build resilient and efficient supply chains by combining the former’s dynamic processing and export sector and the latter’s production capacity and technological capabilities, the Indian consul general in HCM City has said.
Source: vietnamnews.vn
J&K horticulture gets Clean Plant Programme boost.
Jammu and Kashmir’s horticulture sector is set to receive a major boost under the Government of India’s ambitious Clean Plant Programme (CPP), aimed at providing virus-free and high-quality planting material to fruit growers across the country. According to the annual report by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Jammu and Kashmir’s horticulture sector, along with other states, is set to receive a major boost under the ambitious Clean Plant Programme (CPP).
Source: risingkashmir.com
Capacity Building Programme on Agri-Export Opportunities Held at Dudhnoi.
A day-long capacity building programme for agri-export oriented stakeholders was organized by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority in collaboration with ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra Goalpara at the KVK campus in Dudhnoi on May 18, 2026. The programme witnessed enthusiastic participation from nearly 80 farmers and members of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) from different parts of Goalpara district. The initiative aimed to create awareness about export opportunities in the agricultural sector and equip stakeholders with knowledge on export procedures and support mechanisms.
Source: assamtimes.org
'India, Italy signed critical MoUs in various sectors,' says MEA Secy (West).
Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, on Wednesday said that several MoUs were signed during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Italy, as the visit was at a critical juncture between both nations' relationships. George, while addressing the press in the Special Briefing on the visit of Prime Minister to Italy, said that PM Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni interacted with select Indian and Italian industry leaders representing myriad of sectors.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India's toffee exports jump 166% in 12 years to reach Rs 132 crore in 2025-26.
The country's toffee exports climbed 166 per cent in the past 12 years to reach Rs 132 crore in 2025-26, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Toffee exports stood at Rs 49.68 crore in 2013-14.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
From Nagli to Sweet Charlie: Strawberry production in Gujarat’s Dang jumps 65% in 3 years.
Winter Dawn, Sweet Charlie, Camaroza and Selva are names of strawberry varieties that are quietly reshaping the agricultural landscape of Dang — a tribal district in Gujarat — where the fruit has emerged as one of the fastest-growing high-value horticulture crops, with production rising nearly 65 per cent in three years between FY23 and FY26. What was once a limited, experimental cultivation activity in a few pockets of this remote, predominantly tribal district has now evolved into a structured farming ecosystem supported by natural farming practices, government-backed horticulture schemes, and improved market access to major urban centres. According to official estimates shared by the Gujarat government on Wednesday, the strawberry cultivation in Dang has expanded steadily over the past three years. The area under cultivation has increased from 20 hectares in FY23 to about 33 hectares in FY26, a 65 per cent increase. In tandem, production has grown from 140 metric tonnes in FY23 to an estimated 233 metric tonnes in FY26, also reflecting an increase of nearly 65–66 per cent over the period.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Duty-free inflows from Nepal push India’s edible oil imports up 3% in FY26.
A sharp increase in duty-free imports of edible oils from Nepal played a significant role in pushing up India’s overall edible oil imports by 3 per cent during the financial year 2025-26. Data compiled by the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) showed that India imported 166.51 lakh tonnes (lt) of edible oils during the financial year 2025-26 against 161.82 lt in 2024-25, recording a growth of 3 per cent despite higher international edible oil prices and sharp depreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
India-UAE CEPA drives 37 percent trade growth in four years, targets $200 billion bilateral trade.
Senior business leaders, policymakers, trade experts, investors and industry stakeholders from the UAE and India gathered on Wednesday in Dubai to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the landmark India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), reaffirming the rapidly expanding strategic and economic partnership between the two countries.
Source: economymiddleeast.com
World Bee Day 2026: India’s honey boom has a hidden sting.
India exported over a lakh metric tonnes of honey last year. It has climbed from the ninth to the second-largest exporter in the world in just five years, a significant rise that makes it one of India’s quieter agricultural success stories. India’s Sweet Revolution is backed by Rs 500 crore of investment through the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM). However, there is another number that the export dashboard does not carry. Native bee populations across India are visibly in retreat — a decline documented by field researchers and beekeepers alike, even as the export numbers climb. These two facts belong in the same sentence.
Source: downtoearth.org.in
Minimum export price on agri items will lift forex coffers.
On May 11, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indian citizens to conserve precious foreign exchange in view of the West Asian crisis. Since then, the government has come up with a slew of measures, more than doubling the import duty on precious metals, hiking prices of fossil fuels and imposing curbs on silver imports. These measures will go a long way in cutting foreign exchange (forex) outgo. However, the government should have looked at increasing forex earnings, particularly on the agricultural commodities export front. Concerned over surging retail prices of sugar, it has banned the export of the commodity.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com