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FSSAI reconstitutes Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee

FSSAI reconstitutes Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee

Reconstituted 21 Scientific Panels, each comprising of 9 members Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has reconstituted its Scientific Panels (SP) and empanelled about 200 scientific experts from different scientific organisations such as

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NAFED to contribute and promote ‘International Year of the Millet’ 2023 on global scale

NAFED to contribute and promote ‘International Year of the Millet’ 2023 on global scale

NAFED has entered into an MoU with the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has directed National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), to

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Govt pushes APEDA to promote Indian millets in international market

Govt pushes APEDA to promote Indian millets in international market

APEDA has planned promotion of Indian millets across international trade fairs and hold B2B meetings for the year 2023 The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has been entrusted with the task

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Govt launches first common incubation centre under PMFME Scheme

Govt launches first common incubation centre under PMFME Scheme

Set up for dal processing and fruit & vegetable processing The first Common Incubation Centre under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme was recently inaugurated by Thiru. P. Moorthy, Minister

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FSSAI specifies comprehensive group standard for millets

FSSAI specifies comprehensive group standard for millets

To be enforced from 1st September 2023 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified a comprehensive group standard for millets vide Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives)

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Union Budget 2023-24 focuses on making India global millet hub

Union Budget 2023-24 focuses on making India global millet hub

Government to support Hyderabad-based millet institute as centre of excellence As per the Union Budget for 2023-24 presented by the Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February 2023, India is envisioned to become a

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Government to now hold Mega Food Event from 3rd to 5th Nov 2023

Government to now hold Mega Food Event from 3rd to 5th Nov 2023

Recent roundtable with Embassies and High Commissions in India on the activities related to the Mega Food Event 2023 Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Anita Praveen chaired a roundtable interaction with Foreign Missions

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Government recognises need to support development of cold chain industry 

Government recognises need to support development of cold chain industry 

Manoj Ahuja, Secretary (Agriculture) inaugurates one-day India Cold Chain Conclave Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, along with PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI) in association with National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD)

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Centre names new integrated food security scheme as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

Centre names new integrated food security scheme as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

Central government to spend more than Rs 2 lakh crore in 2023 as food subsidy under NFSA and other welfare schemes The Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved new integrated food security

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Agricultural & processed food products exports up by 16% in April-Nov FY 22-23

Agricultural & processed food products exports up by 16% in April-Nov FY 22-23

74% percent of total export target for 2022-23 achieved in eight months The exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 16 percent in the eight months (April-November) of the current Financial Year (FY)