Centre to hold awareness meet in Ongole on Rs 564-crore horticulture cluster development plan.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, is rolling out the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) nationwide through the National Horticulture Board (NHB), aiming for holistic growth of horticultural crops across the value chain. An awareness session on the CDP will be held at the Joint Director of Horticulture (JDH) office in Ongole at 10 am on Tuesday.
Source: newindianexpress.com
BIRC 2025 concludes with Rs 30,435-Cr MoUs.
The two-day Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 concluded at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking a significant boost for India’s agricultural exports and advancements in rice processing technology. Supported by the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, along with several government and industry bodies, the conference drew an impressive 10,854 visitors, including 1,083 international buyers and 154 exhibitors from across the country. Strengthening India’s trade partnerships, MoUs worth Rs 30,435crore were signed on the concluding day alone, underscoring growing global confidence in India’s rice sector.
Source: nuffoodsspectrum.in
India-New Zealand FTA: Fourth round of negotiations begin.
India and New Zealand on Monday started the fourth round of negotiations in Auckland for the proposed FTA, focusing on key areas including trade in goods and services, and rules of origin, the commerce and industry ministry said. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Auckland this week to meet his New Zealand counterpart Todd McClay to review the progress of negotiations, which were formally launched on March 16. The 4th round of FTA talks is being held from November 3.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Indo-Dutch Initiative Launches Roadmap to Strengthen India’s Horticulture Sector.
A three-year Indo-Dutch collaboration aimed at advancing horticulture and protected cultivation in India has released a new roadmap to promote technology-driven and sustainable farming solutions. The initiative, called HortiRoad2India, is supported by the Government of the Netherlands, Dutch Greenhouse Delta, InnovationQuarter & Rotterdam Partners, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in India.
Source: global-agriculture.com
Rice procurement up 46%, govt purchase was over 70 lt in Oct 16-31.
Centre’s rice purchase at minimum support price (MSP) got a further boost during the second half of October as the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was able to procure over 70 lakh tonnes (lt) against about 60 lt a year-ago. The total purchase in October crossed 119 lt, while it was 81.85 lt the corresponding period last year. Rice procurement in the first fortnight of October was 48.47 lt.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Agri exports up 12 per cent during H1 at $13.93 billion.
India’s agri exports grew by about 12 per cent during the first half of the current financial year with shipments of products such as non-basmati rice, buffalo meat and pulses among others registering an increase during the period on higher demand. The shipment value of agri products monitored by Apeda grew to $13.936 million during April-Sept 2025-26, up from $12.475 billion in the corresponding previous year.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
PM Modi to meet exporters; to discuss ways to increase India's competitiveness in global trade.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet exporters or certain labour-intensive sectors on Monday to discuss measures to enhance the country's competitiveness in the global trade, according to exporters. Representatives from sectors including apparel, leather, gems and jewellery, handicrafts, engineering, and seafood will participate in the meeting, they said.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Early start to Rabi sowing helps increase area by 15% till Oct end.
Total sowing area under all rabi crops has reached 75.8 lakh hectares (lh) as of October 31, against 65.9 lh in the year-ago period, up by 15 per cent. Barring maize, paddy and jowar, the acreage of all other winter-grown crops is higher as per preliminary reports received from States.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Indore News: City Hosts ODOP Export Promotion Workshop.
A workshop on One District – One Product (ODOP) and export promotion was successfully organised at Brilliant Convention Centre, under the joint aegis of the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (MPIDC) and the district administration. The event, held under the Mission Export from MP initiative, aimed to connect local entrepreneurs, artisans and MSMEs with global trade opportunities.
Source: freepressjournal.in
India should continue trade negotiations with US, fasten FTA talks: EAC-PM chairman Dev.
India should diversify exports to other countries, fasten free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and also continue dialogues with Washington to conclude the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the US, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev said on Friday. Addressing 'First ISID@40 Distinguished Person Lecture', Dev said despite protection policies and reduction in international trade, there are a lot of opportunities for India to increase its share in world merchandise trade.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com