International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC), forecast an 8 per cent rise in world tree nut production for 2024-25 at 6.2 million tonnes (kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell) from 2023-24.

The commerce ministry held deliberations with experts, former officers and senior officials from different departments on framing a standard operating procedure for free trade pacts and other related issues under these agreements, an official release said on Tuesday. The commerce ministry in the release stated that the 'Chintan Shivir' was organised on May 16-17 at Neemrana, Rajasthan.

India and Singapore are finalising several agreements in areas ranging from digitalisation to food safety and healthcare that are expected to be signed at the second meeting of a bilateral ministerial roundtable, people familiar with the matter said.

The attendees also deliberated on the standard operating procedure (SOP) for FTA negotiations, capacity building and resource management for trade negotiations.

In recent years, there has been a flurry of activity on India’s free trade agreement (FTA) front. News has been abuzz with FTA developments — be it the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in 2022, the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) in the same year, or the FTA with the UK still in the pipeline.

Egypt, Israel, Oman, Nigeria and South Africa have approached India to secure wheat supplies, two government officials said, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict entered its fourth week, threatening a global food crisis.

Hailing from Bhadohi (Sat Ravidas Nagar), Uttar Pradesh, Shaswat Pandey is the owner of the FPO 'Trisagar Farmer Producer Company Limited'. Operating for three years and involving nearby 357 farmers, the FPO has achieved a turnover of 2 crore and 80 lakh from exports in 2023. Its primary objective is to eliminate middlemen and enable farmers to directly export their products, thereby, helping them earn higher profits.