Page 2 - Food Production

World food price index fell for sixth consecutive month in September: FAO

FAO's cereal price index rose 1.5 per cent month-on-month in September, with wheat prices climbing 2.2 per cent

Record production of food grains in UP proved farmers' potential: CM Yogi

Despite their dependence on nature, the farmers of Uttar Pradesh have proved their potential by producing record quantities of foodgrains, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Rice production under threat due to higher fertilizer costs, booming demand

China's worried about the crop impact of pests, while India's output depends on a good monsoon

WFP blanket exemptions concern for domestic food security, says India

India is not in favour of extending blanket exemptions from export restrictions under the aegis of the WTO on food grains purchased for the UN's World Food Programme (WFP)

Top UN food programme official to visit Sri Lanka amid looming food crisis

The top official of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is planning to visit Sri Lanka on the invitation of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe at a time when Lanka is fighting food shortage.

PepsiCo to invest Rs 186 cr on expanding its largest food plant in India

The unit in UP makes Lays potato chips, the plan is to add a new line to churn out nacho chip brand Doritos

BS Number Wise: How consumption is set to outstrip food grain production

Consumption will exceed food grain production but the world is not on the brink of a hunger crisis

5 technologies that will help make the food system carbon neutral

Agriculture is also vulnerable to the effects of climate change and, as the conflict in Ukraine demonstrates, food systems can be exposed to geopolitics

This stock has zoomed 174% in 21 days after reversal of trade suspension

Shares of Kohinoor Foods were locked in upper circuit for the 21 straight trading days, up 5 per cent at Rs 21.30 on the BSE.

World Food Program to visit Punjab to study wheat storage facility

WFP on Wednesday started a visit to Punjab to understand the process of procurement, testing and transportation of wheat to Afghanistan

Food processing potential

Higher scale will have multiple benefits

WFP partners with Rajasthan to improve Targeted Public Distribution System

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India and the Rajasthan government have joined hands to improve the Targeted Public Distribution System (TDPS) in the state.

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