Agriculture

Punjab will set up a third mega food park at Phagwara, an investment of Rs.125 crore, reported Tribune News Service on 5 Apr 2019.

India’s major priorities were agriculture and labour reforms to create jobs for the younger generation, Anand Sharma, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha, has said.

Madhya Pradesh has potential to double its share in country's exports in next five years, according to Ganesh Kumar Gupta, President of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO).

Indian states and major cities will henceforth play a major role in industrialization of India and the race is on as each state is seeking investment independently.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee to help enhance the visibility in the world and allow growers to get maximum price for their premium coffee...

A blockchain based coffee e-marketplace will help integrate the farmers with markets in a transparent manner and lead to realisation of fair price for the coffee producer.

India’s milk processing industry is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ~14.8% between FY 2018 and FY 2023, reaching Rs.2,458.7 billion.

The adoption of drone across agriculture industry is growing with greater percentage in developing countries such as India, China, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets.

The Cabinet has approved the Agriculture Export Policy 2018 to double the sector’s exports to US$60 billion by 2022, and US$100 billion a few years after that from the US$30 billion as of now.

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has called for urgent innovation in agriculture sector, using startups to work on solutions to produce more food crops in limited fertile soil with use of less water.