Oscar Isaac, Ana De Armas-led drama ‘Bananas’ from five-time Oscar nominee David Russell in works at Apple TV+A new drama series titled Bananas is in making from streaming service Apple TV+. Famed Hollywood actors Oscar Isaac and Ana de Armas are se...
20 Dec, 2024, 03.10 PM IST
Russia buys bananas and papayas from India amid spat with EcuadorRussia received its first shipment of bananas from India in January, and another shipment is expected at the end of February. The Russian a...
07 Feb, 2024, 06.16 PM IST
India aims at $1 billion fresh banana exports in next 5 yearsTo increase the volumes, India is developing sea protocols for fresh fruits and vegetables like bananas, mangoes, pomegranates and jackfrui...
28 Dec, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
Govt allows 5 pvt firms for cluster farming in 50,000 hectares with Rs 750cr investmentThe Centre will give financial assistance up to Rs 100 crore depending on the size of the project under the recently launched central schem...
10 Apr, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
India is the largest producer of bananas. But Ecuador and the Philippines rule the global marketIndia’s banana exports jumped from Rs 26 crore in April-May 2013 to Rs 213 crore in April-May 2022. But despite being the largest producer ...
29 Dec, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Five lakh fruit trees to be planted across India on Environment Day08 May, 2020, 03.25 PM IST
How tissue culture is helping Bengal’s banana productionEnhanced tissue cultured banana production in West Bengal can be attributed to the initiative taken by the Kolkata-based Jalans of the Keve...
07 Oct, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
Haryana to develop improved varieties of strawberry, salvadoraThe Minister said that the Centre for Plant Biotechnology conducts research on new varieties of plants keeping in view the requirements and...
17 May, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
Future Group, InI Farms form Rs 60 crore venture to source pomegranates, bananasFounded in 2009, InI Farms works with farmers and currently processes and exports pomegranates and bananas under the Kimaye brand.
29 Aug, 2016, 06.49 PM IST
Future Group enters into a 50:50 JV in a Rs 60 crore project with InI FarmsThe per annum requirement of pomegranates and bananas of the Future group is about 7000 tonne to 8000 tonnes.
29 Aug, 2016, 04.18 PM IST
Fast-advancing fungal disease may wipe out bananas in less than a decadeResearchers discovered how three fungal diseases have evolved into a lethal threat to bananas - one of the world's top five staple foods.
16 Aug, 2016, 07.33 PM IST
DFPCL targets Rs 1,000 crore revenue from farm business in 5 yrsDFPCL is eyeing a combined revenue of Rs 1,000 crore from ABFS division and its joint venture firm Desai Foods and Vegetables in five years.
19 Jun, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
Nutritious banana candy likely to make way in Gujrat mid-day mealA nutritious candy rich in vitamins and iron made out of banana stem could be a part of the mid-day meal scheme for Gujarat.
05 Aug, 2013, 10.52 AM IST
- Format of farmer producer companies sees resurgence
The format of farmer producer companies, that made a lacklustre debut ten years ago, are now seeing a resurgence as farmers start realising...
20 Oct, 2011, 02.31 PM IST
- Four arrested for poisoning animals
Four persons were arrested on charges of poisoning some animals, including a tiger some five months ago in Gudalur in Udhagamandalam distri...
30 May, 2008, 06.30 PM IST
- Maharashtra gears up for a share in international banana market
Maharashtra is gearing up to take a share in the international banana market, a produce regarded as the fourthmost important food crop in t...
12 Mar, 2008, 01.50 AM IST
- Bananas measure up on bicycles in Assam
The century-old banana market here has an unusual unit of measurement - the bicycle. That has been the convention here, banana grower Hitle...
11 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST