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Aug 05, 2025 News Image Govt working on support measures to insulate exporters from Trump tariff: Official.
The government is working on certain support measures for exporters in sectors like textiles and chemicals to insulate them from the impact of the Trump tariff, an official said on Monday. US President Donald Trump has announced an additional 25 per cent import duty on Indian goods entering America from August 7.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Aug 05, 2025 News Image Indian Rice Exporters Federation says lifting of curbs by major global rice importer to boost Indian shipments.
Removal of import restrictions by a major Indian rice importer will help boost the grain's exports and reduce the impact of fresh US tariffs, Indian Rice Exporters Federation said on Monday. Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) Chairman Prem Garg said that a key international market has decided to remove its four-month ban on rice imports.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Aug 04, 2025 News Image The One District One Product (ODOP) program to facilitate balanced regional development throughout the country.
The One District One Product (ODOP) program is an initiative of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries designed to facilitate balanced socio-economic development throughout the country. The initiative aims to choose, brand, and promote one product from each district of the country, all products under the project being chosen by the States and Union Territories based on the unique attributes of their local ecosystems, except items designated under Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) and GI-tagged products.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Goa Boosts Farmer Welfare as Mancurad Mango Nears GI Tag Approval.
Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant on Friday informed the Goa Legislative Assembly that the state government is ramping up support for the agriculture and horticulture sectors through a range of subsidies and initiatives focused on mechanisation, traditional farming methods, and the promotion of indigenous crops like the Mankurad mango. Addressing the House, Dr. Sawant said the number of Kisan Credit Cards issued in Goa has doubled, giving farmers easier access to institutional credit. He added that government payouts to farmers, particularly in horticulture, have seen a steady rise, with increasing participation from locals drawn by the sector’s growing profitability.
 Source:  heraldgoa.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Chhattisgarh to get APEDA regional office in Raipur for agri-exports.
The state is planning to have a regional office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in Raipur, a milestone for the state’s agriculture sector. 'With the regional office, farmers, producers, and exporters in the state will have access to a wide range of export-related services under one roof,' a state government spokesperson said.
 Source:  business-standard.com
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Food sector employs over 10 lakh people in Telangana: Ohatkar.
A full-day summit on ‘Food Packaging and Preservation Technologies’ was organised by the Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FTCCI) on Wednesday at the FTCCI Surana Auditorium, Federation House, Red Hills, Hyderabad. Rajkumar Ohatkar, additional director of industries, Government of Telangana, said, 'The food sector provides jobs to over 10 lakh people in Telangana, with the MSME segment alone accounting for over 9.23 lakh jobs across 62,000 small and 25,000 medium enterprises.' He also detailed various initiatives undertaken by the department to boost the sector.
 Source:  fnbnews.com
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Rs.8,853 Crore Grants Approved under PMKSY for 1601 Projects Across India.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a Central Sector Umbrella scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)'. As on 30.06.2025, 1601 projects have been approved, with a project cost of Rs. 30,656.57 crores and approved Grants-in-aid of Rs. 8,853.38 crores.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Over 1.4 Lakh Food Processing Projects Approved Under MoFPI Schemes to Boost Rural Economy.
In order to enhance food processing infrastructure and to align with the vision of Viksit Bharat, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its two Central Sector Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and a Centrally sponsored- Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across the country.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image MoFPI Approves 16 Multi-Product Food Irradiation Units to Boost Shelf Life and Reduce Wastage.
As per the data of Department of Agricultural and Farmers Welfare, the crop wise, year-wise information of the production across the country is placed at Annexure-I. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) had commissioned a study through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS), namely, 'Study to determine Post harvest losses of Agri Produce in India' in 2022 with reference year 2020-22. The scope of the study was to assess post-harvest losses with respect to 54 crops/commodities selected across the country. The different stages considered for assessment of losses were harvesting, collection, grading/sorting, winnowing/cleaning, drying, packaging, transportation, storage at farm level and Godown, wholesalers, retailers, processing unit and transport at market level. The details of estimated loss of various agri-produce at different stages are placed at Annexure-II.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image NIFTEM-K Supports 8 Start-ups Across 8 States Under NSIP-4 with Over Rs.85 Lakh Assistance.
NIFTEM-Kundli supported a total of eight (8) start-ups under NIFTEM Start-up Incubation Programme (NSIP-4). The State/UT-wise details of the start-ups provided financial assistance, mentoring support etc.
 Source:  pib.gov.in