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Govt to organise millet conclave tomorrow to help boost exports of nutri-c
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Organised by the ministry of commerce and industry through its apex agricultural export promotion body -- Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) -- the conclave will have the objective of promoting the export of millets, according to a statement from th
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INSTC proves 'silver lining' amid global food crisis
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 19 (ANI): Since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, food prices have been increasing globally as Russia and Ukraine are both key exporters of cereals, however, the expansion of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) has proved to be a bright spot
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Nearly half of EU territory 'at risk' of drought: European Commission
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 18 (ANI): Nearly half of the area in Europe is 'at risk' of drought, said the European Commission on Monday as the bloc warned that water and heat stress is driving crop yields down from a previously already negative outlook for cereals and other crops.
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MoS Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje represents India at 12th Meeting of BRIC
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje highlighted the National Mission on Food and Nutrition with the focus on the development of Nutri-cereals and bio-fortified varieties of crops while attending the 12th BRICS Agricu
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Malta launches scheme to keep prices stable
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Valletta [Malta], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Maltese government on Monday announced an emergency fund to stabilize the price of imported cereals, flour, and animal feed.
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India's agricultural products exports cross $50 billion for first time
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Exports of agricultural products from India crossed the USD 50 billion mark for the first time during the financial year 2021-22 on the back of healthy growth in the exports of sugar, rice, wheat and other cereals, the government data showed on Wednesday.
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'Healthy choice' packaging claims mislead parents into buying sugary drink
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hartford (Connecticut) [US], February 24 (ANI): How often is it that we see 'chocolate' flavoured drinks and cereals marketed as 'tasty and healthy' for kids, on our TV? The answer is innumerable times. But these claims, often endorsed in ads by a model wearing a doctor's coat and stethoscop
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Export of millets to take big leap with new markets, Budget support
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Aggressive efforts by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) towards facilitating shipments of millets by Indian exporters and helping them make inroads into new markets combined with globally rising demand fo
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Potato potboiler? Life beyond Chips n Fries
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The potato has always been treated as a plebeian vegetable in India, but in many other countries it is the staple that substitutes for cereals. Ever since the tuber solanum tuberosum made its journey from South American continent to the older world, cha
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Global food prices rise at rapid pace: FAO
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 3 (ANI): Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade even as world cereal production is on course to reach a new record high, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations reported on Thursday.
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CCEA approves scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity for producin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to bring a modified scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity in the country for producing 1st Generation (1G) ethanol from feed stocks such as cereals (rice, wheat, barley,
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Due to confusing standards children consume extra sugar in breakfast cerea
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): Children consume more sugar from their breakfast cereals than their parents expect due to insufficient industry nutritional guidelines, according to a recent study.
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