Agriculture

Food Companies Petitioned To Ban New Monsanto GMO Corn

Opponents of Monsanto's new genetically modified sweet corn are petitioning national food retailers and processors to ban the biotech corn, which is not labeled as being genetically altered from co

Publication Date: 
28/10/2011
Carey Gillam
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Food Process Industry, Monsanto, GM Crops, Maize, Food Safety, Pesticides, Health Effects, Environment, United States Of America (US)
Health

A soy oil processing tech may help fight malnutrition in MP

Enzyme Assisted Aqueous Extraction (EAAE) sounds a mouthful.

Publication Date: 
21/10/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Edible Oils, Malnutrition, Soyabean, Animal Feed, Environment, Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Agricultural Research, Japan, United States Of America (US), Food Process Industry
Health

Listeria Outbreak Traced to Cantaloupe Packing Shed

A nationwide listeria outbreak that has killed 25 people who ate tainted cantaloupe was probably caused by unsanitary conditions in the packing shed of the Colorado farm where the melons were grown

Publication Date: 
20/10/2011
William Neuman
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Food Safety, Health, Agriculture, Food Process Industry, Diarrhoea
Agriculture

Organic Certification Agency gets accreditation from APEDA

Bhopal : Agriculture and Food Processing Production and Export Development Authority (APEDA) has given accreditation to Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency.

Publication Date: 
11/10/2011
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Food Process Industry, Organic Foods, Agriculture
Environment

Nestle Lanka Wins at National Green Awards 2011

Nestle Lanka Company, was awarded Silver by Environment Minister, Anura P Yapa at the National Green Awards 2011 held recently.

Publication Date: 
08/09/2011
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Sri Lanka, Environment, Awards, Food Process Industry
Industry

Jharkhand industrial policy (draft) 2011

The Jharkhand industrial policy (draft) 2011 has been formulated with the basic objective of optimally utilizing the available resources in planned and systematic manner for the industrialization of the state.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Government of Jharkhand
Tags:
Industry, Jharkhand, Land, Mining, Infrastructure Development, Water Resources, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Energy, Agro-Based Industry, Food Process Industry, Textile Industry, Tourism Industry, Auto Industry, Finance

The quiet revolution in India’s food supply chains

There has been a rapid transformation of food supply chains in India over the past two decades. Modern retail sales are growing at 49 percent per year and quickly penetrating urban food markets and even rural markets.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Thomas Reardon, Bart Minten
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Food Supply, India, Food Process Industry, Farmers, Food Security
Forests

US firm clearing virgin forests to grow banana, CEA in the dark

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA), which issues the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report on any development project in the country, is unaware that more than 60,000 acres of virgin

Publication Date: 
23/08/2011
The Island (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Sri Lanka, Forests, Banana, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment, National Parks, Deforestation, FAO, Food Process Industry
Food Policy

Retail chains for agro/food products: Inclusive or elusive?

The supporters of liberalisation often argue that if the modern food retail sector is allowed a full round of liberalisation, it may have various positive outcomes, including a reduction in prices. This article raises a counter question, what if the markets, as it happens in several instances, fail to deliver on account of the structural snags that may continue to persist in a rapidly growing and yet highly segmented economy?

Publication Date: 
13/08/2011
Amita Shah
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Globalisation, Agro-Based Industry, India, Food Prices, Developing Countries, Food Security, Food Process Industry, Poverty, Food Standards
Land

Agro industries to replace steel plant project

 

Publication Date: 
11/08/2011
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Land Acquisition, Agro-Based Industry, Food Process Industry, Farmers

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