1. Indian's are consuming 5 times more sweetened drinks than they did a decade and half ago , adding to concerns over the country's already substantial rate of diabetes and other so-called lifestyle diseases.
2. India is still waiting for its promised boom from foreign direct investment in the food processing sector even though the segment has now been open to international companies for 15 years.
3. India's government run lunch programme, designed to provide nutritios daily lunches to 120m malnourished children is clearly not enough to make up for the calories and nutrition that poverty has denied.
4. Chilli Prices are rasing on short supply and rising demand.
5. Tug of war continues incase of GM Crops as the expert committee under the chairmanship of Kakodkar had issued no-objection certificate (NOC) for confined field trials of GM crops in January. However, in June, the state government told seed companies not to go ahead with the trials as some organisations have raised objections.
6. Govt. releases three portals to bring in transparency for areas related to Soil, Fertilizers & Organic Products- www.soilhealth.dac.gov.in, www.fqcs.dac.gov.in, www.pgsindia-ncof.gov.in
7. As millets making a slow but steady comeback, Icrisat has said it would have a special focus on millets, which it considers ‘smart crops’, considered the life-line of small and marginal farmers in semi-arid areas.
8. The government is gearing up to set up 11 Spice Development Agencies (SDAs). The task of boosting exports is handled by the Spices Board but the agriculture ministry is responsible for local production and marketing.
2. India is still waiting for its promised boom from foreign direct investment in the food processing sector even though the segment has now been open to international companies for 15 years.
3. India's government run lunch programme, designed to provide nutritios daily lunches to 120m malnourished children is clearly not enough to make up for the calories and nutrition that poverty has denied.
4. Chilli Prices are rasing on short supply and rising demand.
5. Tug of war continues incase of GM Crops as the expert committee under the chairmanship of Kakodkar had issued no-objection certificate (NOC) for confined field trials of GM crops in January. However, in June, the state government told seed companies not to go ahead with the trials as some organisations have raised objections.
6. Govt. releases three portals to bring in transparency for areas related to Soil, Fertilizers & Organic Products- www.soilhealth.dac.gov.in, www.fqcs.dac.gov.in, www.pgsindia-ncof.gov.in
7. As millets making a slow but steady comeback, Icrisat has said it would have a special focus on millets, which it considers ‘smart crops’, considered the life-line of small and marginal farmers in semi-arid areas.
8. The government is gearing up to set up 11 Spice Development Agencies (SDAs). The task of boosting exports is handled by the Spices Board but the agriculture ministry is responsible for local production and marketing.
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