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India achieves 175.45 lakh tonnes of fish production in 2023

India achieves 175.45 lakh tonnes of fish production in 2023

This accounts for 8 per cent of global production, contributing about 1.09 per cent to the country's Gross Value Added (GVA) and over 6.724 per cent to the agricultural GVA India has achieved a record

Policy
Kerala secures top ranking in 5th State Food Safety Index, for 2022-23

Kerala secures top ranking in 5th State Food Safety Index, for 2022-23

Health Minister unveils 5th State Food Safety Index on World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2023 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) reaffirmed its dedication to food safety and innovation by

Supplier
Carbios & Indorama Ventures to build first-of-a-kind PET biorecycling plant in France

Carbios & Indorama Ventures to build first-of-a-kind PET biorecycling plant in France

Indorama Ventures to potentially expand the technology to other PET sites for future developments Carbios, a biotech company developing and industrialising biological solutions to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and Indorama Ventures Public

Global
WHO’s trans fat elimination validation programme open for country applications

WHO’s trans fat elimination validation programme open for country applications

Trans fat in our foods is one of the main risk factors for non-communicable diseases Countries can now apply to receive the World Health Organisation (WHO) validation certificate for trans fat elimination. Through this new

Food
Britannia brings ‘Millet Bread’ with zero added maida in India

Britannia brings ‘Millet Bread’ with zero added maida in India

Taking the portfolio to the next level with the introduction of Millet Bread with zero added maida Britannia, the largest bakery foods company and pioneer of sliced bread in India, has launched Millet Bread that

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Need of immediate funding to avoid new ration cuts for millions in Afghanistan

Need of immediate funding to avoid new ration cuts for millions in Afghanistan

WFP plans to reach 21 million people with lifesaving food, nutrition and livelihood support this year As funding shortfalls force World Food Programme (WFP) to reduce its lifesaving assistance to four million Afghans, WFP renews

Events
World Food India-2023 to take place on 3-5 November in New Delhi

World Food India-2023 to take place on 3-5 November in New Delhi

Millets- ‘Shree Anna-The Super Food of India’ is one of the pillars of this event  The second edition of 'World Food India-2023’ will be organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India,

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Tajikistan receives $50 M grant to address food and nutrition insecurity

Tajikistan receives $50 M grant to address food and nutrition insecurity

$50 million grant will help enhance the overall resilience of the agriculture sector The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved additional grant financing of $50 million from the Crisis Response window for the Strengthening

Research
‘Protein hunger’ drives overeating, large-scale population study shows

‘Protein hunger’ drives overeating, large-scale population study shows

Study confirms that processed foods key to rising obesity  The modern pallet's preference for highly processed and refined foods over a protein-rich diet is a key contributor to the high obesity rates in the Western

Policy
DA&FW and NAFED ink MoU to promote millets

DA&FW and NAFED ink MoU to promote millets

With the objective to boost International Year of Millets (IYOM)-2023 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of