The global economic crisis has affected the seafood industries in the State as a result shrimp farmers of the coastal belt are in a dilemma whether to take up shrimp cultivation or not this year due to fall in prices of shrimp in international market.

The state government today cleared decks for setting up a mega food processing park in the state capital by allotting the project 50 acres of land in Angara block of Ranchi district.

Consumers will soon be able to figure out if a pack of biscuits, chips or juice is high in nutrients and low in fats. Labels of packaged foods must now compulsorily list nutritional facts per 100 gm or 100 ml or per serving.

Hisar, October 20 : India has the potential to become a food factory not only for the country, but for the entire world. Accordingly, the size of the food processing industry would triple with investment going up from Rs 4,60,000 crore to Rs 13,80,000 crore by 2015.

Pradeep Pillai I THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While the Government is gleefully choking new SEZ applicants, the State

PEPSICO chief and US-India Business Council chairman Indra Nooyi has advocated the need for agrarian reforms in the country in order to foster inclusive growth.

Business Standard / New Delhi September 24, 2008, 0:46 IST

NEW DELHI: The Central government on Thursday approved a grant-in-aid assistance of 50 per cent of the project cost in general areas and 75 per cent in the north-eastern region and

James Ashton & Danny Fortson

The executives say the costs of food and other items are unlikely to fall significantly, even though some commodity prices have slipped back recently.