The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) on Friday organised a workshop on ‘Post GI Activities for Naga Tree Tomato and registration for Authorized Users’ in Kohima under the aegis of the ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER). The workshop conducted with the aimContinue Reading
Phytosanitary inspectors from Korea and Malaysia are expected to visit India at the start of the mango season to foster a smoother export pathway for Alphonso mangoes. Currently, Korea requires vapour heat treatment for the fruit and Malaysia requires it be irradiated. The Indian Express reported seniorContinue Reading
A container carrying 21 tonnes of the Grand Naine variety of banana from Tamil Nadu’s Theni district will leave Kochi port on November 1 on a sea voyage of 24 days to the Port of Trieste, Italy. With this, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday formally commenced export of bananaContinue Reading
The government has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the Alphonso Mango from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other adjoining areas in Maharashtra, a move that will help identify the authenticity of this variety of fruit. A GI is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin andContinue Reading
A promotional event was held in New Delhi, India on September 25 to advertise dragon fruit from the south central province of Bình Thuận in an effort to expand ties between agricultural exporters from Việt Nam and India. Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Tôn Sinh ThanhContinue Reading
Most Nagaland farmers are dependent, directly or otherwise, on pineapple cultivation Lhingnei and her husband Thongkeng work in a pineapple farm at Muolvom village in Nagaland’s Medziphema division, a place famous for pineapples. Monsoon being the peak season for harvest, the couple work tirelessly, from morning till evening, withContinue Reading
Khousabung in Churachandpur district, which is hosting the 11th State Level Pineapple Festival, will have a food processing unit with cold storage facility. Inaugurating the festival on Thursday, Manipur chief minister Biren Singh announced that Khousabung would be included in the list of selected sites for a food processing unit.Continue Reading
As you enter the small town of Vazhakulam near Thodupuzha in Idukki district, the pineapple is everywhere. There is a pineapple market, a research centre near the market, headload workers busy loading sacks of the fruit on to lorries, unloading and carrying them to shops, scores of lorries loaded withContinue Reading
There is a need for an inventory on jackfruit in the country, according to Shree Padre, Executive Editor, Adike Pathrike, a farm monthly and a crusader for jackfruit. Speaking at the inauguration of a two-day ‘akala halasu sangama’ (off-season jackfruit mela) here on Saturday he said that no databaseContinue Reading
Tripura deputy chief minister Jishnu Devvarma said the state government would soon chalk out an action plan to boost pineapple production and revive a closed pineapple-processing plant. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural session of the Tripura Pineapple Festival and Exposition, organised by the Confederation of Indian IndustryContinue Reading
After onion, tomato, garlic and cabbage growers, it is now the turn of banana cultivators to throw away their produce due to crashing prices in Madhya Pradesh. Banana farmers in Badwani district – the largest producer of bananas – are feeding animals with freshly picked bananas after itsContinue Reading
Nature’s wrath has rendered a big blow to mango output in Uttar Pradesh this year, not only hitting the price of the ‘king of fruits’ but also its quality and the quantum of exports. Mango production, which was estimated to be around 50 lakh (5 million) tonnes this year,Continue Reading
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