1. The overall Indian food industry is expected to be worth US$65.4bn by 2018, a research report has estimated.
2. India readies to combat malnutrition through fortification programme; Food processing minister calls for FDI in produce retailing; and e-Commerce start-up brings ayurvedic formulation to an app.
3. Sharwood’s wants to become the No. 1 brand in the US for pre-made Indian sauces and accompaniments, just like it is in the U.K., by instituting Thursday as “curry night,” according to the food brand’s maker Premier Foods.
4. Commerce Ministry to hold meeting with pulses importers tomorrow to decide on the amount of pulses to be imported by PSUs.
5. In view of higher dal prices, NAFED and SFAC to procure 40,000 tons of pulses for Rs 350 crore.
6. India imported 3.76 lakh tonnes wheat in April-September from Australia.
7. The 'soaker trough' spraying rain into Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and coastal Andhra Pradesh will not get a move off its current perch over South-West Bay of Bengal until Saturday, global weather maps show.
8. India is close to attaining 4% growth in agriculture while grappling with a new set of challenges in the form of stressed natural resources and climate change.
9. According to various industry estimates pests and disease infestation amounts to crop losses worth Rs 50,000 crore each year in INDIA.
2. India readies to combat malnutrition through fortification programme; Food processing minister calls for FDI in produce retailing; and e-Commerce start-up brings ayurvedic formulation to an app.
3. Sharwood’s wants to become the No. 1 brand in the US for pre-made Indian sauces and accompaniments, just like it is in the U.K., by instituting Thursday as “curry night,” according to the food brand’s maker Premier Foods.
4. Commerce Ministry to hold meeting with pulses importers tomorrow to decide on the amount of pulses to be imported by PSUs.
5. In view of higher dal prices, NAFED and SFAC to procure 40,000 tons of pulses for Rs 350 crore.
6. India imported 3.76 lakh tonnes wheat in April-September from Australia.
7. The 'soaker trough' spraying rain into Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and coastal Andhra Pradesh will not get a move off its current perch over South-West Bay of Bengal until Saturday, global weather maps show.
8. India is close to attaining 4% growth in agriculture while grappling with a new set of challenges in the form of stressed natural resources and climate change.
9. According to various industry estimates pests and disease infestation amounts to crop losses worth Rs 50,000 crore each year in INDIA.
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