Rice from India, Vietnam arrive at Bangladesh port

Two ships carrying 35,000 tonnes of rice from India and Vietnam have arrived at Chittagong port, Bangladesh Food...

26,250 tonnes of rice from Pakistan arrives at Bangladesh port

The MV Mariam ship carrying 26,250 tons of Atap rice from Pakistan has arrived at Chittagong port, Bangladesh Food...

Government exempts stock limit on kabuli chana

An official gazette notification was put out late on Thursday, but it did not mention the reasons behind the...

'Wheat buys cross last year’s figure, comfortable to meet demand'

The government believes that the country is in a comfortable position to meet its requirements of food grains under...

Assam CM Himanta Sarma denies Rs 10 cr subsidy charge

Countering his charge, the Assam CM replied that neither his wife nor his wife's company has ever received any...

Govt to offload 75 lakh tonne wheat, rice combined to check price

The central government has decided that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) shall offload 50 lakh tonnes of wheat...

Edible oil prices decline, Centre’s interventions bear fruit

India is the world's second-largest consumer and number one vegetable oil importer, and it meets 60 per cent of its...

830 lakh tonne paddy procured benefiting 1.22 crore farmers

Payments worth Rs 171,000 crore have so far been transferred directly into their accounts, an official release from...

Paddy worth Rs 159,660 cr procured from farmers at support price

Payments worth Rs 159,659.59 crore have been made to as many as 1.12 crore farmers by the centre for having procured...

Health Ministry proposes 100 Food Streets across India

In a significant and innovative move, the Union Health Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and...

Govt says sufficient sugar available for domestic needs

Keeping in view the domestic consumption of about 275 lakh tonne of sugar and exports of about 61 lakh tonne, the...

Over 1 crore farmers benefitted from ongoing paddy procurement

According to the statement by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Friday, all...