Understanding India's food inflation: The impact of rising tomato, onion, and potato pricesHigh food inflation is a major concern in India, with the prices of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes (TOP) significantly impacting consumer p...
14 Oct, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Tomato prices in India skyrocket on tight supplyTomato prices have surged to Rs 80 per kg in retail markets due to damaged road networks in Himachal Pradesh from heavy rains, reducing sup...
05 Jul, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Tomato prices reach Rs 200/kg in Tamil NaduThe scarcity of tomatoes at the Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai is the primary factor responsible for the steep surge in prices, said...
30 Jul, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
Govt approves 792 private food processing projects so far"Government has been consistently encouraging and incentivising increased private sector investment for the overall development of the food...
23 Jul, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
Govt launches PM FME scheme to help micro food processing enterprisesFood processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the scheme will be implemented for five years until 2024-25. It will generate investment...
30 Jun, 2020, 09.42 AM IST
Govt to give 50% subsidy for fruit, vegetable transport to help farmers cut post-harvest loss, avoid distress saleSubsidy will be disbursed if the price in notified production clusters falls below the average of the preceding three years or if it falls ...
12 Jun, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
Zero-waste cooking is becoming a way of life for manyZero-waste cooking, or the sustainable use of every part of an ingredient used in cooking in order to reduce wastage, is no longer a fad fo...
29 May, 2020, 11.48 PM IST
Government to buy 2 million tonne pulses for buffer stock by next June"Pulses production is estimated to increase to more than 20 million tonnes in 2016-17. So, we will be able to procure one million tonne of ...
18 Nov, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
Agri-tech firm Crofarm ties up with 2,000 farmers in Maharashtra, KarnatakaCrofarm's core focus is to offer better value to farmers, reduce wastage, help them drive sales and to ensure that businesses get the best ...
29 Aug, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Punjab's first mega food park inaugurated by Food Processing Industry Minister Harsimrat Kaur BadalHarsimrat Kaur Badal gave a clarion call for establishment of more food processing units to reduce an "astronomical" Rs 45K cr food wastage...
13 Dec, 2014, 11.26 PM IST
Government to come up with 'National Food Processing Policy': Harsimrat Kaur BadalHarsimrat Kaur Badal also said agriculture credit should also be connected with food processing sector as the ultimate beneficiary is farme...
15 Oct, 2014, 05.46 PM IST
Government mulls using BARC storage technology to check vegetable pricesThe govt is considering large-scale use of radiation technology developed by BARC for improving the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables, es...
23 Jul, 2014, 09.55 PM IST
Five-stars hotels growing own veggies or sourcing from local growers to save moneyHeirloom tomatoes imported from the Netherlands cost Rs 1,000-1,500 per kg while locally produced ones can be bought for Rs 120-150 a kg.
01 Jul, 2014, 09.10 AM IST
Onion price-rise: Food programmes on TV dish out recipes for inflation-stung middle class viewersOverall food inflation increased 18.2% during the month. Egg, meat and fish prices rose an annual 17.5% while fruit shot up 15.9% year on y...
23 Nov, 2013, 04.10 PM IST
- Food processing industry to touch $194 billion by 2015: ICAR official
Agricultural marketing needs to be focused on and promoted to match production in order to attain fruitful results.
10 Feb, 2013, 11.44 PM IST
Hindustan Unilever project delivers on livelihoods, falls short on sustainabilityA HUL contract-farming pilot in Nasik provides 600 farmers subsidised agricultural equipment & assured offtake of their produce.
28 Sep, 2012, 08.50 AM IST
- Rains do the trick, veg prices plunge
Vegetable prices in Mumbai have fallen about 15-20% ever since rains hit the city in the past few days.
04 Jul, 2006, 12.33 AM IST