Organic food

India’s organic food products export reaches $448 Mn, set to surpass last year’s figures

India's organic food products export reached $447.73 million in the first eight months of this fiscal (FY25) and is on track to surpass last year's total export of $494.80 million, the Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Navneet Singh Bittu, stated that 263,050 metric tonnes (MT) of organic food products have been exported as of November 25 this year. While the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has not alloc...

September 16, 2024 4:16 PM

PM Modi bats for reforms in farm sector, says “India can become organic food basket of world”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for major reforms in the agricultural sector and emphasized efforts to improve the lives of farmers across India. Speaking on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day, PM praised farmers for embracing organic farming and expressed his vision for India to become the world's organic food basket. "We need to reform the farm sector. Today we are giving easy loans, tech, and valuation of produce," the Prime Minister said, highlighting the government's initiatives...