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Weight loss drive popularises weight management food items

Posted On Friday, August 27, 2010

Much like her Western counterparts, India too has become a prospective market for food products that help in controlling weight Food products that help in managing weight are gradually getting popular, offering considerable market prospects in the country. In a recent poll conducted by FoodProcessing360, 100% of the participants agreed that with rising number of obesity cases in the country, food ....

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Inferior facilities hampering apple storage

Posted On Friday, August 13, 2010

Quality of apple in India suffers due to poor storage amenities, leading to lower yield and smaller size of the fruit Apple is a hugely popular and largely consumed fruit across the world. It is also one of the most highly traded fruits worldwide. In India, there has been bumper production of the fruit in recent years. However, in spite of this increase in production, poor preservation facilities ....

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Increased sowing of kharif pulses cheers farmers

Posted On Friday, July 23, 2010

Good monsoon showers have encouraged farmers to improve the sowing process of pulses during the ongoing kharif season, which is likely to improve production this year Unlike 2009, favourable climatic conditions this year have facilitated crop production at the home turf. With the onset of monsoon this year, farmers in the country are encouraged to start the sowing process. In a recent poll conduct....

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Delayed monsoon may dampen soyabean output

Posted On Friday, July 09, 2010

The production of soyabean might be affected due to late monsoon showers that delayed the sowing process of the commodity Soyabean output although estimated to be high this year is likely to be affected by low monsoon showers. According to a poll conducted by FoodProcessing360, 83% of the respondents felt that delayed monsoon this year would lower soyabean production, while 17% of the respondents ....

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Bulk users to be relieved with removal of stock limit on sugar

Posted On Friday, June 25, 2010

With the removal of the stock limit, bulk users would be able to stock high quantity of the sweetener required for their products With low sugarcane output, most consumers including bulk buyers were facing the brunt of low availability of sugar, which in turn led to price rise of the commodity. Bulk buyers including manufacturers of cold drinks and ice-creams, among others have been adversely aff....

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Indian wine gradually gaining popularity across the globe

Posted On Friday, June 11, 2010

Indian wine industry is gradually gaining momentum by undertaking various measures to acquire a strong foothold as well as establish a competitive edge in the global markets Although Indian wine is not as popular as those manufactured in other foreign countries, demand for the same is gradually witnessing an upsurge. According to a poll conducted by FoodProcessing360, 83% of the respondents are o....

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Soya products high on demand

Posted On Monday, May 31, 2010

Health conscious consumers are gradually turning to healthy products like nutritional soya products in order to protect themselves from various fatal diseases Soya, a food product that is highly rich in protein,is gradually gaining huge popularity among consumers in the domestic market. This has been reflected by a poll conducted by FoodProcessing360 where a staggering 100% of the respondents have....

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Gujarat likely to lead in mango production

Posted On Thursday, May 13, 2010

Farmers and horticulturists are expecting bumper yield of mangoes in Gujarat due to favourable climatic conditions, which may help the state to emerge as the leading mango producer in the country With favourable climatic conditions, Gujarat is expected to witness bumper production of mangoes this year. According to a poll conducted by Food Processing360, 92% of the respondents feel that the bumpe....

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MoFPI strives to minimise duplication of ministerial functions

Posted On Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is striving to boost the food processing sector by implementing measures that would prevent duplication of functions among certain divisions under the Ministries of Agriculture, Commerce and Rural Development The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is planning to undertake some measures to eradicate the problems that arise due to duplication o....

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Demand for perishable food items on a high

Posted On Thursday, April 01, 2010

In order to meet the increasing consumer demand, productivity and storage of perishable food items needs to be increased by using latest machinery and setting up more cold chains Despite measures implemented by the government to improve food production, consumers continue to face the problem of shortage of food. This short supply is specially witnessed in horticulture and animal husbandry segment....

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Budget to boost agri-food sector

Posted On Friday, March 19, 2010

Initiatives taken in Budget 2010-11 will facilitate the agri-food sector to overcome the various issues it is facing and provide adequate supply of food grains to consumers In the recently announced Union Budget for 2010-11, the food and agriculture sector was given a lot of importance, in view of the short supply of food grains at present. According to a poll conducted by FoodProcessing360, 83% ....

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Dip in edible oil imports

Posted On Thursday, March 04, 2010

Huge inventory, coupled with continuation of zero duty on edible oil imports, has led to a decline in the imports of the commodity in January this year After recording a surge in the beginning of the oil marketing year during the period November-December 2009, edible oil imports in India have witnessed a 3.38% dip in January this year. According to a poll conducted by FoodProcessing360, a whopping....

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Introduction of GM food items in India still debatable

Posted On Friday, February 19, 2010

Farmers and environmentalists are against the production of genetically modified food products due to its adverse effect on consumer health and high production cost, while another group of scientists and researchers are batting for introduction of the same in India The introduction of genetically modified (GM) food products have been in debate for a long time. However, the country is still in a st....

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