FDI in farm sector stood at Rs 559.66 crore in 2013-14 and Rs 875.90 crore in 2012-13, the data showed.

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the ministry would try to respond to the queries within 48 to 72 working hours.

Foreign direct investment into agriculture services stood at $ 1,763.57 million, or Rs 8,747.4 crore, higher than FDI into sectors.

Palm oil cultivation in the country has been growing at a slow pace due to long gestation period between cultivation and harvest.

The government today allowed 100 per cent FDI in five plantation crops, mainly coffee, rubber, cardamom, palm oil tree and olive oil tree v...

"There is no immediate plan to allow FDI in coffee and rubber plantation. These are all speculation," DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant said.

Coffee stocks today ended with up to 7 per cent gains as the government is considering allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in coffee p...

Coffee stocks today surged up to 12 per cent as the government considers allowing FDI in the commodity's plantation sector.

Currently, 100 per cent foreign investment is permitted through the government approval route in the tea plantation sector.

The sub par monsoon outlook for this year could put pressure on food prices going ahead," Ficci President Sidharth Birla said.

India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board has approved Tesco Plc's proposal to invest $110 million to set up supermarkets.

FIPB will on December 30 take up UK-based Tesco Plc's proposal to enter the Indian multi-brand retail segment with an initial investment of...

US-based coffee chain major Gloria Jean’s is setting up a wholly-owned cash-and-carry subsidiary in India to supply coffee beans, merchandi...

The commerce department has put on hold liberalisation of FDI in coffee and rubber. After reviewing the FDI policy for the plantation secto...

FDI inflow amounting to $4.06 billion has registered a 66 per cent growth in 2001-02 compared to previous year's $2.46 billion, the Rajya S...

The foreign investment promotion board (FIPB) has deferred Hindustan Lever's proposal for raising FII shareholding from 24 per cent to 49 p...

In a bid to give a boost to the tea industry, the government is working out a comprehensive package which includes permission for 75 per ce...