Agriculture & Commodities

6 ODOP launched by FPI Ministry

Six One District One Product brands launched under the PMFME scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; Amrit Phal, Cori Gold, Kashmiri Mantra, Madhu Mantra, Somdana, & Whole Wheat Cookies of Dilli Bakes launched under the Scheme […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Surplus sugar finds export and ethanol markets

Sugar cane farmers get a big relief as Centre facilitates export of surplus sugar & diversion of sugar to ethanol to ensure timely payment of cane dues; Against the export target of 60 LMT, contracts of about 70 LMT have been signed, More than 60 LMT has been lifted from sugar mills as on 16.8.2021; Record value of sugarcane worth nearly Rs. 91000 crores purchased by sugar mills in 20-21. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Centre to set up 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crores

Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Prahlad Singh Patel today said that as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative, MoFPI is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for setting up/up-gradation of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises. […]

Business

Government consistently encouraging private sector investment in Food Processing Industries

The government has been consistently encouraging and incentivizing increased private sector investment for the overall development of the Food Processing sector of the country to promote value addition in the agricultural and allied sectors and reduce wastage. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Edible Oils see 20% decline in cost

dible oil prices in India are showing a declining trend across a wide array of oils.As per the data from Department of Consumer Affairs, over the past month, the prices of edible oils are now coming down. In some cases, the decline is by as much as nearly 20 % […]