Organic Dry Fruits

India heat waves linked to climate change cause massive food waste

India wastes more food than almost any other country partly because of spotty refrigeration. Climate change is making the problem worse

FSSAI asks traders, not to use banned 'calcium carbide' for fruit ripening

Food regulator FSSAI has asked traders and food business operators not to use the banned product 'calcium carbide' for ripening of fruits. In an official statement, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it has "alerted traders'/fruits handlers/Food Business Operators (FBOs) operating ripening chambers to strictly ensure compliance with the prohibition on calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits, particularly during the mango season". FSSAI has also advised Food Safety Departments of states/UTs to remain vigilant and take serious action and deal stringently against person(s) indulging in such unlawful practices as per the provisions of the FSS Act, 2006, and rules/regulations made thereunder. "Calcium carbide, commonly used for ripening fruits like mangoes, releases acetylene gas, which contains harmful traces of arsenic and phosphorus. "These substances, also known as 'Masala', can cause serious health issues such as dizziness, frequent thirst, ...

Dry fruit prices may rise marginally if uncertainty in Afghan persists

Volume of imports may not go down as much as to affect India's domestic consumption requirements

Dry fruit prices fall 20% on low demand due to lockdown, US-China tensions

According to traders, the highest decline in dry fruits has come in almonds, cashew and pistachios. There is not much difference in the price of other nuts like walnuts, figs, raisins

Tips to choosing health-boosting dry fruits and nuts for your daily diet

Dry fruits are gaining traction in Indian homes as a daily health staple and are no longer the preserve of a select few or bought only during festivals

Farmers' cooperative in Kerala launches new organic dry fruits brand

Kottayam-based Manarcadu Social Service Society (MASS), a farmers' cooperative in Kerala in the organic and Fairtrade crops and food produce sector, has launched Only Organic - a new brand of five varieties of organic dry fruits. Plantrich, the promoter of MASS, presently clocks an export turnover of around Rs 30 crore which is expected to cross the Rs 100 crore mark by 2020 with the domestic sales of Only Organic contributing nearly 40 per cent of it by then, said Bijumon Kurian, President, MASS and Managing Director, Plantrich Agritech Pvt Ltd.Targeted at the domestic market, Only Organic will be available in the metros and other tier 2 cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kochi among others initially. Fruits are collected from the 5000 plus farmer members of the society scattered across the hill tracts of Kerala and are processed at Plantrich's factories at Idinjamala in Idukki and Manarcadu in Kottayam. A network of 17 groups, of which majority of stakeholders are women, .