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Fruit Exports

Fresh litchi needs a sprinkle of support to reach across the country

Updated On: 10 May 2024 | 12:41 AM IST

India is one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables. But it has long been struggling to ramp-up its exports - where smaller countries like Thailand are way ahead. This report tells why

Updated On: 13 Sep 2022 | 7:00 AM IST

At 1 million curie capacity, the facility in Gujarat is largest among the four in India

Updated On: 23 Jul 2022 | 2:46 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of a lockdown (a measure similar to curfew) for three weeks beginning March 24 has brought the entire value of fruits and vegetables to a standstill

Updated On: 29 Mar 2020 | 3:12 PM IST

After growing a phenomenal 40 per cent for FY 2016-17, India's fruits exports are facing challenges to continue their growth momentum in coming years.A study titled "Indian agri exports: Study on difficulties faced by the exporters in the supply chain of agriculture products" conducted by Yes Bank with approval from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda), find that India's fresh fruits exports are suffering due to stringent quality norms in importing countries which mandate exporters' procurement of goods from the registered suppliers only.While the entry of large corporate in contract farming has helped mitigate some of the quality issues exporters were facing earlier, experts believe that India would have a long way to go to get a significant pie in global fruits trade. Apart from quality, transportation along with the pre- and post - harvest management to enhance the crops' shelf life remained challenging for Indian fruits ...

Updated On: 04 Oct 2017 | 2:17 AM IST

Cos like Mahindra Agri Solutions not only provide advisory to farmers but also help increase income

Updated On: 15 Feb 2017 | 12:59 AM IST