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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has upgraded its innovative ABC-Map geospatial app with a new indicator which shows that several major crops including wheat, coffee, beans, cassava, and plantain could lose half their best or optimally suitable land by 2100. Read More

The All India Consumer Products’ Distribution Federation (AICPDF) has raised ‘serious concerns’ on recent development in the retail and distribution ecosystem, where a godown linked to online platform ‘Zepto’ was sealed by the FDA in Mumbai for violations of food safety norms. AICPDF called the incident a highlight of the functioning of quick commerce platforms and their operational compliance. Read More

India has called for action to curb non-tariff barriers, address trade distortions caused by non-market economies, and restore a strong dispute settlement mechanism at the WTO, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. Read More

Marico Limited, has announced its foray into the cold pressed oils segment with the launch of the new Saffola cold pressed oils range. Dual seed cold pressed oils—a unique dual-seed format designed to combine the nutritional benefits of thoughtfully paired ingredients for everyday cooking. This launch marks a strategic expansion of the oil portfolio. Read More

Donald Trump’s decision to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50% could significantly increase food prices across the United States. The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and the Aluminum Association said the move threatens to disrupt the food packaging supply chain and burden consumers with higher grocery bills. Read More

Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan attended the concluding session of India’s first International Agri Hackathon in Pune. Read More

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has invited proposals from ‘eligible entities’ from across the country under the ‘component scheme of integrated cold chain & value addition infrastructure’, for setting up multi product food irradiation units.  Read More

India and the US will continue to work together to resolve all issues bilaterally including America’s decision to double the tariffs on steel and aluminium to 50%, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said. Read More

After receiving several complaints about  food businesses using terms like ‘100%’ on food products’ labels and in advertisements, which consumers find ambiguous & misleading, the FSSAI has issued an advisory for discontinuation of the term ‘100%’ on food product labels and related promotional materials. Read More

India must develop indigenous capacities in food processing equipment manufacturing to reduce its reliance on imports, even as it aims to harness its agricultural advantage to become a global hub in food processing, a senior government official said on Thursday. Read More