Tag: farmer producer organisations
Haryana frozen food export: FPO-led food exports from Haryana to Canada open new market opportunities for farmers
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are gaining greater access to international markets as export-oriented value chains expand, with a 24-metric-tonne consignment of frozen food products from…
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre develops energy bars from Kalaburagi pulses
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC) has developed ready-to-eat energy bars using pulses grown in Kalaburagi. The initiative is part of the Kalyana Karnataka Bio-Economy…
Farmers should be ‘businessmen’ who respond to market demand, not just grow rice and wheat: NITI Aayog’s Ashok Lahiri
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Lahiri on Thursday said India needs to shift agriculture from a production-focused model to a technology-driven, value-added and globally competitive…
Govt to extend FPO scheme for five years, address compliance and capital hurdles
The government will extend its central scheme for Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) for another five years from 2026-31, addressing gaps that have limited the scaling…
Market outreach: 26 countries identified to expand rice exports
India has identified 26 nations, including Japan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, where it wants to expand its rice exports. Certain varieties of rice which are…