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Jan 13, 2025 News Image The future of turmeric exports: India’s path to securing global market dominance.
For centuries, India has been known as the ‘Land of Spices,’ producing and exporting a wide variety of products, renowned for their distinctive flavour, aroma and health benefits. One such spice is turmeric, known as the ‘Golden Spice of India’, which has spread through trade beyond South Asia to different parts of the world. Today, turmeric is cultivated in many South Asian countries, China, Africa and the Caribbean and has multiple end-uses spanning industries such as food, condiment, dye, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and medicine.
 Source:  dailypioneer.com
Jan 13, 2025 News Image Piyush Goyal assures garlic traders to look into alleged illegal imports issue.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has assured garlic traders to look into their concerns over illegal imports of the agri commodity, an official said on Saturday. A delegation of garlic traders met the minister on January 10 and highlighted difficulties faced by farmers and traders due to imports of Chinese garlic, the commerce ministry official said.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jan 13, 2025 News Image India’s rice stocks reach record high.
While its wheat stocks continue to drop, India’s rice stocks hit a record at the beginning of January, reaching eight times the government’s target, Reuters reported. Rice reserves totaled 60.9 million tonnes on Jan. 1, much higher than the target of 7.6 million tonnes.
 Source:  world-grain.com
Jan 13, 2025 News Image India Exports 200,000 Tonnes Of Rice To Bangladesh Amid Flood Crisis.
Bangladesh’s interim government has begun importing rice from India as part of a significant move to secure the nation’s food supply. The first consignment of 27,000 tonnes of rice arrived at Chittagong port this week, marking the beginning of a larger import deal.
 Source:  ddnews.gov.in
Jan 13, 2025 News Image Punjab to Boost Tomato Production and Paste Manufacturing: S. Ravneet Singh Bittu.
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (GOI), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Punjab Agro Industries Corporation, and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) are set to hold joint deliberations to enhance tomato production and paste manufacturing in Punjab. During his visit to the Hindustan Unilever plant in Rajpura, S. Ravneet Singh Bittu, Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries, emphasized the need for collaboration among these stakeholders to enable Punjab farmers to grow tomatoes of international standards and subsequently produce tomato paste.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jan 13, 2025 News Image Bangladesh: 26935 MT of rice arrives at Chattogram port from India.
Another consignment of 26, 935 metric tonnes of Indian rice arrived at the country’s premier sea port Chattogram on Sunday morning. With this, the second consignment of rice came from India since the interim government took over the power in August last year.
 Source:  newagebd.net
Jan 13, 2025 News Image India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee meeting on trade transit and cooperation to combat unauthorised trade concludes in Kathmandu.
The India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) on Trade, Transit, and Cooperation to Combat Unauthorised Trade was held in Kathmandu from January 10-11, 2025. Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India, Shri Sunil Barthwal led the Indian delegation which included senior officials from various Ministries and the Embassy of India in Kathmandu. The Nepali side was headed by Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Government of Nepal, Mr. Gobinda Bahadur Karkee, accompanied by representatives from different Nepali Ministries and Departments.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jan 13, 2025 News Image Diversifying export markets: How Indian rice brands are reaching new global destinations.
Rice has been an integral part of Indian culture and tradition for ages, representing prosperity, rituals, and celebrations. From being a part of auspicious ceremonies to everyday meals, rice holds an emotional and spiritual bond with millions of Indian households.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jan 13, 2025 News Image Crop diversification could lead to growth of FPOs in Punjab, Haryana.
Crop diversification will fuel the farmer producer organisation (FPO) movement in States such as Punjab and Haryana, former additional secretary PK Swain said on Friday. Participating in a panel discussion on ‘Challenges in Price Risk Management’, Swain said there was no scope for FPOs in Punjab and Haryana, where 96 per cent of the paddy grown by farmers is procured, while 80 per cent of the wheat is procured by the government. Basmati, another major crop grown by farmers in these States, is larely procured by the exporters.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jan 10, 2025 News Image Processed food key to India's development: Paswan.
The Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Chirag Paswan inaugurated the 8th edition of Indusfood 2025, at Expo Centre, Greater Noida. Baba Ramdev was the guest of honour. Mohit Singla, chairman TPCI, Abhishek Dev, chairman APEDA, Aashish Agrawal, MD, Bikharam Chandmal, Aakash Shah, director, Everest Food Products along with the distinguished guests, industry leaders, and buyers from all over the world were present during the inauguration.
 Source:  fnbnews.com