Rice procurement by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the Centre’s buffer stock in the 2023-24 season (October-September) has reached 50.09 million tonnes (mt) until May 31, which is 5.7 per cent lower than 53.11 mt procured in the year-ago period due to a drop in most of the States.

In a bid to provide the environment and infrastructure for women in agribusiness, the state government has decided to set up an agricultural export hub for Self Help Groups (SHG) under the Telangana Mission for Elimination of Poverty In Municipal Areas (TMEPMA) in collaboration with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).

On the sidelines of the inaugural Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Clean Economy Investor Forum, the Department of Commerce and Invest India organised a meeting to showcase various investment opportunities in India.

Haryana has emerged as a frontrunner among the top performing states in exports in the country. It has recorded merchandise exports of INR 146,180 crores (USD 17.65 billion) in FY 2023-24 registering a growth of 14.77% which is the highest growth among the top 7 exporting states in India and thereby retaining its position as the 7th largest exporting State.

Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Surat is gearing up to export Mango pulp to Germany, Russia, Dubai, Canada, and Japan in the current year. Sandeep Desai, Chairman of Surat APMC, announced the commencement of production of 250 tons of Ratnagiri Alphonso Mango Pulp at the city’s food processing plant.

The Centre banned exports of broken rice on September 8, 2022, and then amended it on May 24 allowing shipments to countries to meet their food security needs and 'based on the request of their government'.

Tripura’s Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister  Ratan Lal Nath on Thursday announced that two consignments of the prized ‘Queen’ variety pineapple will be exported to Rajasthan and Dubai next week. This initiative is part of the state’s efforts to boost its agricultural exports.

In line with the vision of the leaderships of the Republic of India and the State of Qatar and with the objective of strengthening investment cooperation, the first meeting of the Joint Task Force on Investment (JTFI) between India and Qatar was convened today, in New Delhi, India.