Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
Priyank Jain, Founder of CHINI KUM™ India’s beverage market is witnessing a clear shift toward low-sugar, functional, and clean-label alternatives, driven by rising health awareness and increasing label literacy among consumers. Startups are now challenging
Event named “Sensory Strategies for Sodium Reduction in Indian Traditional Foods” organised by CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR–CFTRI), Mysuru on February 21, 2026 Gradual salt and sugar reduction is a national priority in view
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Ashish Mittal, Head – Paddy Procurement & Gautam Budh Nagar Unit, KRBL Limited India’s rice supply chain operates within a complex ecosystem shaped by seasonality, climate variability, export dynamics, and evolving consumer expectations. As global
Dr Pratibha Singh, Associate Professor, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T), Tamil Nadu, India Millets are a group of climate-resilient cereals that have been cultivated for more than 10,000 years
Radhika Krishnaswamy, Senior Vice President, Findability Sciences Recently, I was watching a documentary with my children about leafcutter ant colonies when my ears perked up as the narrator described the ants as ‘farmers’. Leafcutter ants
Dr Nilesh Amritkar, Managing Director, Envirocare Labs Pvt. Ltd. Progress often reveals what we have overlooked. In 2026, when science can decode the human genome and map distant galaxies, millions still struggle to find one
Dr M S Basu, Ex Director ICAR; Visiting Scientist ICRISAT and UNIDO International Consultant (Africa) India, despite being the world’s largest producer of groundnut, continues to export a substantial share of its produce to the
Co-written by Sharmistha Naik, Sujoy Saha, & Kaushik Banerjee, ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra India's grape industry remains a vibrant pillar of the country's horticultural sector, distinguished by its strong focus on fresh
Richa Jaggi, Co-Founder & CMO, Awshad For a long time, mushroom cultivation was tucked away in a small corner of the agricultural sector, mostly producing white button mushrooms for local grocery shelves. That era is