Union Minister Shri Chirag Paswan inaugurated Incubation Centre under PMFME Scheme at Tezpur University, Assam on 13 March.
The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Shri. Chirag Paswan, inaugurated a state-of-the-art Common Incubation Centre at Tezpur University in Sonitpur district of Assam on 13 March, 2026 with 100% financial assistance from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India, under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME Scheme).
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Foreign Direct Investment Strengthening India’s Food Processing Sector.
The details of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow over the last five years in food processing sector.
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Performance And Impact of the PLI Scheme for Food Processing Industries.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) for the period from Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 to FY 2026-27, with an approved outlay of Rs. 10,900 crores. The details of year-wise budgetary allocations, funds released and incentives disbursed under the scheme.
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Trust, trade and the slow architecture of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor.
In June 2024, at Rome’s Augustan Altar of Peace, the Ara Pacis, I launched the Indo-Mediterranean Initiative under the leadership of Senator Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata. On that occasion Ameya Prabhu, then President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, distilled the entire geopolitical moment into a single line. There is no trade without trust.
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India may extend duty-free pulses imports beyond March 31 on Iran war, El Nino possibility.
Amid forecast of an El Nino this year and ongoing disruptions in the war- torn West Asia pushing up freight costs, the Indian government is likely to extend the duty-free import window for pulses such as pigeon pea (tur) and black matpe (urad) to ensure adequate supplies. The duty-free import window for pigeon pea and black matpe ends on March 31, while the stakeholders are expecting an extension considering that India is deficit in these categories of pulses.
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West Asia, Black Sea tensions create supply concerns for Indian edible oil market: SEA.
Recent conflicts, particularly in West Asia and ongoing tensions affecting the Black Sea, have created significant volatility and supply concerns for India’s edible oil market, according to BV Mehta, Executive Director of the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA). He said the risks of disrupted sunflower oil shipments from Russia and East Europe, and higher freight costs for palm oil have caused price hikes in commodities such as sunflower oil, forcing traders and consumers to monitoring the situation to navigate the supply chain risks.
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Milk producers, vendors told to register with food safety authority following incidents of adulteration.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all milk producers and milk vendors to mandatorily obtain registration or licences. It has also directed states to ensure milk producers operate with the requisite registration or licences.
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Cashew apple can boost farmers’ income through value addition, say experts.
Participants at an industry interface meeting organised by the ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada district, on Wednesday said cashew apple, which is currently being wasted, could be an additional source of income for farmers if attention is given to value addition. Speaking on the occasion, J Dinakara Adiga, Director of DCR, said India produces around 60 lakh tonnes of cashew apple every year. Value addition is being done to around 1 per cent of this only, and a major portion of cashew apple is being wasted in the country.
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President Smt. Droupadi Murmu Inaugurates Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems, Spotlighting Women as Drivers of Agricultural Transformation.
In a significant global initiative to recognise and strengthen the transformative role of women in agriculture, the Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems (GCWAS–2026) was inaugurated today by the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, at the Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam Hall, ICAR Convention Centre, NASC Complex, New Delhi. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development graced as the Guest of Honour.
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Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan provides farmer welfare package to Madhya Pradesh, takes major decisions in farmers’ interests.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav met Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Delhi today and held detailed discussions on important issues related to the state’s agriculture and rural development. Madhya Pradesh Rural Development Minister Shri Prahlad Patel and senior officials were also present in the meeting. In this high-level discussion, decisions providing major relief to Madhya Pradesh were taken on several subjects, including the price difference scheme, pulse-oilseed mission, MGNREGA, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen and rural roads.
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