After exporting Geographical Indication (GI) certified mangoes to South Africa this month, Apeda (Agricultural and Processed Foods Export D...

An ingenious attempt has been made by some to brand passion fruit as Krishnaphal in India. Another ongoing attempt that might be more succe...

Trading was put off in the two bustling fruit and vegetable markets of Bengaluru — Yeshwanthpur APMC and KR Market — after the police alleg...

Failing to make much headway via mass contact programmes in villages where it faced resistance, the NHRCL is now approaching individual lan...

In Maharashtra, the biggest producer and exporter of the fruit in the country, the best quality pomegranates come from the driest regions o...

Jain Irrigation scrip gained 2.4% today to close at Rs 68.8 as it announced inauguration of a new Food Processing unit at Jalgaon.

Jain Irrigation today said its food processing plant at Jalgaon in Maharashtra is expected to earn over Rs 100 crore in foreign exchange an...

According to Section 79A of Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, you can purchase land for agricultural purposes only if (a) you are an agricu...

Chikoos are unlucky. They look dull — one alternative name for them is tree potatoes and another is mud apple.

According to experts, sapota contains high sugar with high flesh-to-seed ratio and provides good raw material for wine industry.

There’s some good news flying in for avian guests at Ranganathittu bird sanctuary, near Mysore. Authorities have developed a 7.2-acre garde...

A pilot project to train women farmers in farm management - soil conservation, pest management, yield improvement, tractor driving and impl...

In 2011-12, 21,525 metric tonnes of banana were exported of the total 2,56,767 fresh fruit exports from the country.

City-based Saraf Foods Ltd, a pioneer in the field of frozen food products, doubled its capacity to 8 MT per day from today to meet the inc...

Fledgling horticulture industry is likely to face stiff competition from China, Pakistan and Australia if right export strategies are not a...

The pilot project, an ambitious initiative by Reliance Industries, would mark the Indian giant’s entry into processed foods. The product is...

Questioning the relevance of the minimum support price regime in the politically sensitive farm sector, the Survey recommended a broad-base...