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Jul 10, 2025 News Image Data focus. Bananas, mangoes and potatoes can be the drivers of agri-exports, says ICRIER Study.
India faces a strange situation when it comes to export of agricultural products. Despite being a global leader in the production of various crops, it is unable to tap the huge export opportunity globally where there is a huge demand for convenience foods and premium tropical fruits. Though agri exports have contributed about $50 billion annually over the past three financial years, staple commodities such as rice and sugar did the heavy lifting. This reliance on a few blockbuster crops reflects the need to diversify the export basket. Doing so would not only help meet the export targets set by the government by 2030, it will also unlock the untapped potential of high-value fresh produce, which contributes little to the export kitty despite being global leaders in production.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jul 10, 2025 News Image PM Modi, Brazil President Lula set bilateral trade target of USD 20 billion in next five years: MEA.
Noting ample opportunities for diversifying and expanding bilateral trade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have set a target of 20 billion dollars to be achieved in the next five years, the Ministry of External Affairs said. The two leaders discussed the 'entire spectrum of the partnership', Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (East) P Kumaran said in Brasilia on Tuesday (local time), while addressing a special briefing on PM Modi's State visit to Brazil.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 10, 2025 News Image FTAs with Aus, UAE, UK to provide greater mkt access to Indian agri sector: Piyush Goyal.
Free trade agreements (FTAs) with developed markets such as Australia, UAE and UK will provide greater market access for the domestic agri sector, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He said that despite the global slowdown, India's agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery exports stood at Rs 4 lakh crore.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 10, 2025 News Image Centre adds 7 new products on eNAM platform.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced the inclusion of an additional seven products, including Banarasi paan, on the e-NAM platform in a bid to provide more opportunities and better prices to farmers. The seven commodities include sugarcane, Marcha rice, Katarni rice, Jardalu mango, Shahi litchi, Magahi paan and Banarasi paan.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 09, 2025 News Image Indian mangos make splash at ‘Aam Mahotsav’ in China's Guangzhou.
Indian mangoes, which formed part of Sino-India diplomacy in the past, have made a comeback in China this summer with the king of fruits getting a diplomatic push to increase its presence in the lucrative Chinese market. Famous varieties of Indian mangoes like ‘Sindhoora’, ‘Banganapalli’, ‘Alphonso’, ‘Himsagar’, ‘Dussheri’, ‘Langra’ and ‘Chausa’ from different states of India were the cynosures at the ‘Aam Mahotsav’ organised by the Indian Consulate in Guangzhou on Friday.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 09, 2025 News Image India’s avocado imports soar 150% in January–May despite price pressures.
India's avocado import market saw robust growth in the first half of 2025, despite pricing pressures and quality hurdles. Ajay TG, General Manager at Westfalia Fruit India, says: 'We began 2025 on a strong note, witnessing rising demand from retail and food service and consequently structuring import programs and expansion into new urban markets.'
 Source:  freshplaza.com
Jul 09, 2025 News Image 500 varieties of mangoes from across India on display in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri.
At this celebration of aam, mango lovers are no longer sticking to their favourites: they are wandering from one stall to another, exploring the varieties they have never seen before. While some pick up the fruit to inhale its aroma, others press gently to assess its ripeness. This is day one of the two-day mango festival ‘Khass-ye-Aam’, being organised for the first time by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) at Chanakyapuri. Free and open to all, the festival, which began on Saturday, serves as a platform for empowering farmers, promoting agricultural innovation, and celebrating India’s rich agricultural diversity.
 Source:  indianexpress.com
Jul 09, 2025 News Image Apple Farmers will Get Solar-Powered Cold Storage Units, Horticulture Dept Inks MoU with EESL.
In a major push to cut post-harvest losses and improve income for fruit growers, the Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Department on Monday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to set up solar-powered micro cold storage systems across the state. 'This initiative is a game changer,' said Vinay Singh, Director of Horticulture, after the MoU signing.
 Source:  himbumail.com
Jul 09, 2025 News Image India’s final $150–200 billion trade offer on table, refuses to budge on agriculture: Reports – Will Trump accept?
With just hours left for India and the United States to finalise a mini trade deal before the 90-day suspension on reciprocal tariffs ends, sources told CNBC TV18 that New Delhi has made a 'decent offer' as part of the ongoing negotiations and the White House is currently assessing the proposal. With this, US President Donald Trump will now have to take a final call on the much-anticipated India-US trade deal. According to the CNBC TV18 report that cited sources, the Indian side has put forward a proposal that touches nearly $150 billion to $200 billion worth of goods trade between the two nations. The US administration is currently assessing the level of market access this deal would offer to American companies.
 Source:  financialexpress.com
Jul 09, 2025 News Image Efforts on to get GI tag for Prayagraj’s Sonachur & Vishnu Bhog rice varieties.
Even though overall production and availability of paddy seeds remain adequate in Prayagraj, the same cannot be said for once-celebrated aromatic rice varieties Sonachur and Vishnu Bhog. Once widely grown and cherished across eastern Uttar Pradesh, these traditional rice types are now on the verge of extinction, largely overshadowed by hybrid varieties that dominate the agricultural landscape today. In a significant move aimed at reviving these disappearing rice varieties, the agriculture department has initiated a comprehensive campaign focused on farmers in the Shankargarh, Koraon, and Jasra regions—areas known for cultivating premium quality normal, hybrid and aromatic rice.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com