Since the discovery of large offshore oil and gas reserves in 2014, Senegal has set its hopes on fossil fuel export revenue to help fund its plans to become an emerging economy by 2035. Senegal is actively seeking investors to help develop its offshore oil and gas reserves – both …
KOLKATA, Feb. 12: The state government will set up two potato export facilitation centres in the state. The centres will help promote export of potato to Europe, Asia and the Middle East, minister for food processing Mr Mohanta Chatterjee said today. He was speaking at the 44th annual general meeting …
Pramugdha Mamgain NEW DELHI PRIVATE iron ore mining firms such as Sesa Goa, Essel Mining and MSPL have sought removal of 5% export duty on iron ore lumps in the wake of rising demand from China. The neighbouring country alone accounts for about half of India
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Parkash Singh Badal has sanctioned a corpus fund of Rs 5 crore from the rural development fund (RDF) for operating a freight subsidy of Rs 400 per tonne for marketing of potatoes within India and Rs 1,500 per tonne for export. This was disclosed today …
Markfed explores market for export Markfed will facilitate export of 3,000 tonnes of potato to West Asia countries besides inter-state movement of two lakh tonnes to ease potato glut in the state and ensure remunerative price.. Cooperation Minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh said today Markfed team, which was visiting Dubai to …
Amongst several commodities moving across India-ASEAN borders, agricultural commodities acclaim an irrefutable importance. Today, agricultural trade is a major pillar of India
This report is an output of the project small-scale producers and standards in agrifood supply chains. The project explored ways to create opportunities and identify favourable outcomes for smallscale producers in developing countries to participate in international horticultural supply chains
This study is in two parts. The first part, which uses aggregate trade data, examines the impact of Preferential and Regional Trade agreements on India
KOCHI: In an effort to improve the sanitary benchmark to global standards, the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) in association with the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) will set up a common seafood processing centre at Ambalappuzha in Alappuzha district. The Rs 3.06-crore project which is expected to …
Bhanu P Lohumi Tribune News Service Karnal, January 22 While rice exporters in Pakistan are ill at ease with the abolition of the export duty of Rs 8,000 per tonne on basmati by the Indian Government, Indian basmati exporters are not happy as their plea for reducing the minimum export …
Prabha Jagannathan NEW DELHI A MINISTERIAL panel has decided to abolish export cess on basmati rice and reduce the floor price for overseas sales of the staple amid forecasts of good harvest. The government had imposed a cess of Rs 8,000/tonne in April 2008 on basmati exports to boost domestic …
Ruchika M. Khanna Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 20 The Empowered Group of Ministers today decided to remove the export cess on basmati rice and reduce the Minimum Export Price (MEP) by $100 per tonne. This cess of Rs 8,000 per tonne was imposed by the Centre in April 2008, …
As Awareness Grows About The Ill-effects Of Fertilizers, Organic Food Finds Many Takers Risha Chitlangia I TNN The colorful fruits and vegetables shine with the promise of good health, tempting the shopper to pick them up. However, behind the attractive looks lies the story of pesticide residue and an abundance …
BHUBANESWAR: The Marine Products Export Development Authority of India (MPEDA) has urged the State Government to come out with a progressive policy for leasing out land to enable coastal aquaculture enterprises to flourish and boost seafood exports. The MPEDA has proposed to implement a mission mode programme for development of …
Prabha Jagannathan NEW DELHI A TOP government panel slated to meet on Tuesday might revoke the export cess on basmati rice, according to a senior official who asked not to be identified. A meeting of the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) may cancel the Rs 8,000-per-tonne cess on basmati exports, …
Nidhi Sharma MUMBAI EVERY cloud has a silver lining. Despite a global slowdown, Indian agri and processed food exports may register an increase in absolute growth in the current fiscal. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) feels the exports will grow in absolute terms on account of …
AHMEDABAD: The special economic zones (SEZs) are expected to miss the export target by Rs 20,000 crore for this fiscal in the wake of slowing demand from key overseas markets such as the US and Europe, a senior commerce ministry official said here on Sunday.
The fear of export losses has reportedly played a role in discouraging Asian countries to test and/or approve new GM food crops despite their productivity potential. Facing a tradeoff between productivity growth and export objectives, these countries are confronted with three possible alternatives: to allow the production of GM food …
