Page 2 - Food Production

Goyal calls for storage facilities for essential commodities at block level

The minister said that the "nation needs a single, technologically modern storage management infrastructure."

17% of food production wasted worldwide, new UN report estimates

Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout.

PLI schemes to boost food and electronics exports: Industry leaders

The government's support will boost India's local production capabilities and export, they said

Can Modi govt's farm reforms make India world leader in food trade?

In a fractious and unruly session last month, parliament passed three laws that some say could pave the way for India to upend the global food trade

High wastage keeps food companies from ploughing export benefits

The second of a 5-part series looks at the challenges in food export business

Chhattisgarh sets food grain production target at 9.5 mn tonnes for 2020-21

This is 3% above the output achieved in the previous crop season

Foreign investment in food processing up 44% to $904 mn in 2019-20

The sector had received FDI worth $628.24 million in 2018-19

Farm-to-fork fails to take off as dependence on mandis continues

Despite government effort, food companies, retailers continue to depend mainly on mandis for procurement

Singapore ramps up rooftop farming plans as Covid-19 upends supply chains

The densely populated city-state produces only about 10% of its food needs but has plans to increase that as climate change and population growth threaten global food supplies

An outfit that promotes breastfeeding by countering commercial influence

Set up in 1991, BPNI has been focused on enhancing breastfeeding rates in India by countering commercial influence, and advocating for maternity entitlements

Food production exceeds target in 2017-18, say second advance estimates

Rice production will be 96.5 mt against the first advance estimate of 94.5 mt