Fruit Exports

Why is India a laggard in global fruit and vegetable market?

India is one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables. But it has long been struggling to ramp-up its exports - where smaller countries like Thailand are way ahead. This report tells why

Gujarat kesar mango exports get fillip with US nod for irradiation facility

At 1 million curie capacity, the facility in Gujarat is largest among the four in India

Covid-19 impact: Fruit, veggie exports to fall 30-40% on global lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of a lockdown (a measure similar to curfew) for three weeks beginning March 24 has brought the entire value of fruits and vegetables to a standstill

Stringent global quality norms denting India's fruit exports: Study

After growing a phenomenal 40 per cent for FY 2016-17, India's fruits exports are facing challenges to continue their growth momentum in coming years.A study titled "Indian agri exports: Study on difficulties faced by the exporters in the supply chain of agriculture products" conducted by Yes Bank with approval from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda), find that India's fresh fruits exports are suffering due to stringent quality norms in importing countries which mandate exporters' procurement of goods from the registered suppliers only.While the entry of large corporate in contract farming has helped mitigate some of the quality issues exporters were facing earlier, experts believe that India would have a long way to go to get a significant pie in global fruits trade. Apart from quality, transportation along with the pre- and post - harvest management to enhance the crops' shelf life remained challenging for Indian fruits ...

Grapes bump up fruit exports by 40%

Cos like Mahindra Agri Solutions not only provide advisory to farmers but also help increase income