Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Ram Nath Thakur along with Ambassador of India to Brazil Shri Suresh Reddy and Joint Secretary (NRM), Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare participated in the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting held in Cuiabá, Brazil on 12th -14th September 2024.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with several world leaders, including from Brazil, Singapore and Spain, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit here.
Onion exports have resumed after a gap of two months with Malaysia buying the bulb from Gujarat. The export volume is expected to pick up once kharif onions’ arrival peaks in a couple of weeks time, exporters said.
India and the Netherlands discussed ways to strengthen agricultural collaboration during a meeting between Mr. Jan-Kees Goet, Vice-Minister of Agriculture of the Netherlands, and Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi today, a PIB release stated.
India’s total exports (Merchandise and Services combined) for October 2024* is estimated at USD 73.21 Billion, registering a positive growth of 19.08 percent vis-à-vis October 2023.Total imports (Merchandise and Services combined) for October 2024* is estimated at USD 83.33 Billion, registering a positive growth of 7.77 percent vis-à-vis October 2023.
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 percent from the previous year to more than $2 trillion in 2024, pushed up by higher prices for cocoa, coffee and tea and also buoyed by higher import costs for fruits and vegetables, according to Food Outlook, a report the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released Thursday.