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Centre urges food processing industry to reap benefits of PLI, other initiatives
Calling for cooperation to take the benefits of the government initiatives to all the farmers, Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government is working on these initiatives in a planned manner
1 min read24 Jun 2021COVID-19 lockdown: Britannia fears shortage of packaged foods
With restrictions on movement of goods, several companies are finding it hard to transport goods from their factories to warehouses
2 min read26 Mar 2020South Korea to lift India ties on par with China, US, Japan
South Korean President Moon Jae-in seeks to expand cooperation in aerospace, food processing
2 min read9 Jul 2018Government planning NBFC to fund food processing projects
To fund food processing projects the government is planning to create a NBFC with 20% equity investment amounting to Rs400 crore
1 min read4 Jun 2018Patanjali MD Acharya Balkrishna wants govt to back food processing
Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna on the company's growth plans, besides charting out what the government needs to do to double farmer income by 2022
3 min read20 May 2018Govt creating infra to reduce food waste, says Harsimrat Badal
Food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the government is working to reduce wastage of food by creating a cold chain grid across the country
2 min read9 May 2018Will food processing boost prices for farmers?
India has created a storage capacity of 32 mt, pretty close to required capacity of 35 mt, but there are large gaps in transporting produce to consumers
3 min read25 Apr 2018Budget 2018: Allocation for food processing doubles to Rs1,400 crore
Finance minister Arun Jaitley doubles budget allocation to the food processing ministry to Rs1,400 crore for 2018-19 fiscal and set up institutions to finance agro-processing projects
2 min read1 Feb 2018Centre drafts model contract farming act to counter price risks
The model contract farming act provides a framework for determining the pre-agreed quantity, quality and price of farm produce between farmer and sponsoring companies
2 min read28 Dec 2017Patanjali Ayurved signs Rs671 crore pact for Chhattisgarh food processing unit
Patanjali Ayurved, Manorama Industries and Aakriti Snacks have signed MoUs with Chhattigarh government to set up food processing units at a cost of Rs762.80 crore
1 min read25 Dec 2017Popular Topics
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