In a remarkable season for Kashmir’s horticulture industry, approximately 9 lakh metric tons of fruit, valued at around 600 crores, has been dispatched over the past four months, with Sopore Fruit Mandi alone contributing 4-5 lakh metric tons to this total.
The United States of America has taken the top spot yet again, and is predicted to be the fastest growing economy in the world in FY2025 with the country's GDP to be an estimated $29,840 billion, the IMF said in its report.
With the expected arrivals of chana from Australia and prospects of a robust kharif harvest, the government is aiming to bring down the prices of pulses, which have been at the elevated level for more than year, over the next few months.
In Janakpurdham, the capital of Madesh, Nepal, bananas valued at approximately $403,225 (50 million rupees) have been imported from India for the Chhath festival. The festival, which necessitates fasting, traditionally includes bananas as an essential offering to God.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is pleased to announce its participation in the 22nd edition of the Middle East Organic & Natural Products Expo 2024, scheduled to be held in Dubai from November 18th to 20th.
The government disclosed on Tuesday that India has consented to allow Kenyan avocado farmers access to its market. This development follows a virtual 10th Technical Level Joint Trade Committee meeting between Kenya and India, paving the way for higher-level discussions to remove non-tariff barriers. The Ministry of Trade views this as a positive step towards enhancing the value Kenyan farmers derive from their avocado produce.
Jammu and Kashmir will release new forage sorghum varieties in 2025, marking the first successful adaptation of this dryland crop to the region's temperate climate. The release follows advanced on-farm trials of elite sorghum lines conducted by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in collaboration with the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir.
