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Jan 14, 2025 News Image Nepal to consider request for import of certain dairy products from India: Commerce minister.
India has flagged concerns over the problems faced by its milk exporters in Nepal, with the neighbouring country agreeing to explore the possibility of facilitating imports of specific products like whey and cheese, an official statement said on Sunday. The matter came up for discussions during the meeting of the India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) on Trade, Transit, and Cooperation to Combat Unauthorised Trade, which was held in Kathmandu from January 10-11.
 Source:  telegraphindia.com
Jan 14, 2025 News Image India’s Agriculture Ministry holding survey on edible oil consumption pattern.
In a first, the Union Agriculture Ministry is conducting a survey on edible oils using the 'My Gov' platform to formulate a policy for farmers to produce what consumers want. This will lso benefit farmers also as they will cultivate demand-driven crops and help the country move towards self-sufficiency in edible oil.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jan 14, 2025 News Image Governor Ravi bats for sustainable farming in organic way.
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi urged farmers to embrace organic methods rather than utilising chemical fertilisers and pesticides to ensure sustainable farming practices. Addressing a Pongal celebration titled – Natural Farmers Pongal with Governor at Musiri Institute of Technology and College of Agriculture Technology (MIT-CAT) at Musiri in Trichy, on Saturday, Ravi emphasised the necessity of reverting to natural farming while abandoning chemical fertilisers.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 14, 2025 News Image Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivaraj Singh Chouhan holds review meeting on Agri issues.
Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today held review meeting on Agriculture issues with the senior officials of the Agriculture Ministry. Several issues related to the farm produce, marketing of Agri products including the import and export of the produce and weather conditions figured in the review meeting. The Minister said, apart from he himself holding weekly meeting on the farm issues, he shall also periodically hold meetings with the State Governments at the Agriculture Ministers level. He wanted even the officials to consistently engage with the State Governments on these issues, as addressing the issues at ground level would require involvement of the State Governments officials.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jan 14, 2025 News Image European demand lifts Indian soyameal exports in December.
Soyameal exports are up a tad during December at 2.77 lakh tonnes (lt) on higher demand from European buyers such as Germany and Netherlands. However, the offtake by the domestic livestock feed sector was flat at 5.5 lt, as per the latest estimates by the trade body Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA).
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jan 14, 2025 News Image DGFT updates export policy for every product to promote ease of doing business.
The Commerce Ministry's arm DGFT on Monday updated the export policy for all products, specifying detailed conditions for each item to enhance the ease of doing business in the country. Earlier specific policy conditions were only outlined for goods which were subject to certain restrictions or fell under some norms.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jan 14, 2025 News Image Optimistic about higher agri growth in FY25 on good monsoon: Principal secy to PM.
India's agriculture sector is poised for stronger growth in the 2024-25 fiscal year, driven by favourable monsoon conditions, according to Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P K Mishra. 'Monsoon has been good... I am very optimistic this year,' Mishra told PTI in an interview.
 Source:  m.economictimes.com
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’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