Against a production of 3.2 mln tonnes in 2018-19, the 2019-20 figure is expected to decline to 2.0-2.2 mln tonnes, says Jagannath Khapare, head of exports, Maharashtra State Grape Growers Association.
Last Wednesday, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized the Indian federal government over the prices of onions imported from other nations.
A KitKat variety that was first introduced in Australia two years ago as a limited edition before consumer demand led to it becoming part of the permanent range is launching in the UK.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has completed one of the largest private capital raisings within the natural foods sector after leading a $225 million Series D financing round in plant-based food and beverage company Califia Farms.
Major snack food companies have failed to meet their own pledges to eliminate deforestation and exploitation of farmers in the palm oil supply chain, according to a new global analysis.
A collection of genes has been transferred into plant-colonising bacteria allowing them to draw nitrogen and turn it into ammonia in a process that scientists say could help farmers use less man-made fertilisers to grow crops like wheat and corn.
Fazer Group is positioning itself as Finland’s market leader in gluten-free bakery products with the acquisition of Vuohelan Herkku’s bakery and mill businesses.
New requirements of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) come into force for most businesses in the fresh fruits or vegetables (FFV) sector that import, export or engage in interprovincial trade.
Assorted places were vegetables, bananas and coffee was cultivated were among the sites damaged by Taal volcano’s steam-driven eruption, the Department of Agriculture (DA) revealed Wednesday.
Maersk, the global integrated logistics company, recently successfully delivered its first end-to-end shipment of freshly produced ‘Green Chillies’ from Varanasi to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates (UAE) within a duration of 9 days.
Jordan (10.5 million inhabitants) is 98% dependent on food imports. In 2018, the Netherlands exported 16 million euros worth of fruit and vegetables to Jordan.
Data from the Global Cherry Association show that cherry companies around the world will face severe challenges in the future, the market may experience oversupply within five years.
