Thursday, 20 August 2015

India Agriculture, Food & Nutrition updates - 21Aug'15 !

1. Skimmed Milk can be produced in 1 hour by using Cream Seperator, by extracting butter from 165 litres of milk.

2. People who consume more of Tomatoes can develop a tendency for GOUT disease because of increased Uric acid proportions, Otago university professors in Newzealand has confirmed in this regard.

3. Instant coffee demand seen boosting exports, with drop in Arabicas offset by robusta and soluble varieties.

4. Grain millers in the country have asked the Centre to set up an agency to grade and certification of Grains.

5. Palm Oil seems to have emerged as a preferred cooking medium as an alternate to Coconut Oil among Kerala consumers, thanks to its low price and large supplies.

6. Wholesale bulb (Onion) price hit 2-year high at Rs 4,900 per quintal, after it shot up by Rs 400 at the country's largest bulb market in Lasalgaon.

7. The central government today announced a Rs 300-crore package for increasing seed production in poll-bound Bihar.


 

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