Sep 29, 2025 News Image Day 3 of World Food India 2025 featured key sessions, technology transfers, MoUs, and collaborations.
Day 3 of World Food India 2025 witnessed a series of impactful technical sessions, international collaborations, and knowledge exchanges, further reinforcing India’s role as a global hub for food processing and innovation. During the first two days of the event, there were 4,657 B2B meetings, 154 G2G meetings, and 9,564 RBSM meetings, while the overall footfall stood at 35,784.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Sep 29, 2025 News Image World Food India 2025 Secures Investment Commitments Worth Rs.1.02 lakh crores.
World Food India 2025, organized by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), concluded on a historic note with investment commitments of unprecedented scale. Over the course of the four-day event, 26 leading domestic and global companies signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth a total of ₹1,02,046.89 crore, marking one of the largest investment announcements in India’s food processing sector. These MoUs are projected to generate direct employment for over 64,000 people and create indirect opportunities for more than 10 lakh individuals, reinforcing the government’s vision of positioning India as a global hub for food processing.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Sep 29, 2025 News Image Global prices of pulses drop to record lows as Canada, Australia, Russia and Africa fight for market share.
Prices of major pulses in the global market have dropped to record lows as Canada, Australia, Russia, and African nations engage in a fierce competition to gain market share. Over the past month, prices have declined between 5 per cent and 20 per cent as the harvest of peas and lentils in these countries’ is good.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Sep 29, 2025 News Image India, Russia explore MoU to boost agricultural trade and technology collaboration.
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev on Friday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in agriculture, with both sides expressing interest in formalising the partnership through a memorandum of understanding. During the meeting at Krishi Bhawan here, the leaders focused on enhancing agricultural trade between the two nations, particularly expanding India's exports of agricultural products to Russia.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Sep 29, 2025 News Image Spreading the aroma of Araku Valley Coffee.
The Araku Valley Coffee, a unique variant of Arabica coffee from the Eastern Ghats, has come a long way, says Kalpana Kumari, Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Girijan Cooperative Corporation (GCC). Addressing a gathering after receiving the bl Changemaker - Financial Transformation here on Friday, she said the award is a testimony to the hard work of hundreds of employees of the GCC and thousands of farmers in the Eastern Ghats.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Sep 29, 2025 News Image India, US discuss 'possible contours' of trade deal in latest round of talks.
A delegation led by Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal discussed the possible contours of a bilateral trade agreement during constructive meetings with U.S. government officials in Washington from September 22-24, the Ministry of Commerce said in an official statement on Friday. Goyal met with Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative, and Sergio Gor, U.S. Ambassador designate to India.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Sep 29, 2025 News Image Argentina consolidates itself as India’s most reliable supplier of quality edible oils.
The relationship between India and Argentina flows far beyond oil. An important delegation from Argentina’s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, together with the Rosario Board of Trade, visited India’s capital to expand agricultural cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Food and Consumer Affairs of India, and to participate in the region’s most important vegetable oil congress in Mumbai.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Sep 26, 2025 News Image ICAR-IARI Inaugurates Maitri 2.0: India-Brazil Cross Border Agri-tech.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) together with Pusa Krishi, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) inaugurated MAITRI 2.0: India- Brazil Cross Border Agri-tech Incubators' Program on September 22, 2025, at NASC Complex in New Delhi. The five-day event, which runs until September 26, is a significant milestone in fostering greater India-Brazil cooperation in agricultural innovation and entrepreneurship.
 Source:  krishijagran.com
Sep 26, 2025 News Image Exporters welcome mandatory APEDA registration for non-basmati rice.
India’s decision to make prior registration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) mandatory for non-basmati rice exports will enable the government to have greater control over shipments, but it will not have any immediate impact on trade apart from adding a minimal cost, stakeholders said on Thursday. APEDA promotes exports of agri-products such as rice, fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy, and develops markets and infrastructure.
 Source:  business-standard.com
Sep 26, 2025 News Image India considers easing wheat product export ban amid record harvest.
India’s agriculture ministry has estimated wheat production at a record 117.5 million tonnes for the MY 2024/25, a 3.7% increase from the previous year. This significant surplus has prompted the government to consider relaxing the ban on exports of wheat products such as flour and semolina. Food Minister Pralhad Joshi announced this during the 85th annual general meeting of the Roller Flour Millers’ Federation of India (RFMF) on September 24, 2025.
 Source:  ukragroconsult.com