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Tropical agriculture

Negative impact of palm oil use in developing countries

The use of palm oil is widespread in developing countries because of its cheap availability. It is extracted...

📅 December 7, 2019

India cuts import tax on crude palm oil sourced from ASEAN nations from 44% to 40%

India has slashed import taxes on crude and refined palm oil sourced from Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries after...

📅 January 2, 2019

India and China sign agreement to inspect fish meal, fish oil imports

India and China signed protocol on hygiene and inspection requirements for exports of fish meal, fish oil imports...

📅 November 30, 2018

‘Queen’ variety of pineapple declared as state fruit of Tripura

President Ram Nath Kovind has recently declared the ‘Queen’ variety of pineapple as the state fruit of Tripura....

📅 June 8, 2018

Sustainable Sugar Initiative

SSI was jointly launched by ICRISAT and WWF to reduce and optimize the use of water and other...

📅 April 7, 2018

Kerala government declares Jackfruit as official fruit of state

The Kerala government has declared Jackfruit as the official fruit of the state to promote the ‘Kerala Jackfruit’...

📅 March 23, 2018

Kerala hosts National Banana Festival (NBF) 2018

The National Banana Festival (NBF-2018) has started at Kalliyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from February 17 to 21. The festival...

📅 February 18, 2018

Andhra Pradesh government signed a pact with National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) to develop technologies relating to banana production

The National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) Tiruchi has recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the...

📅 October 23, 2017

China’s grain output falls

China’s national grain output stands at 616 million tonnes in 2016 which is less by 5.2 million tonnes...

📅 December 8, 2016

Banana genome sequenced to assist crop improvement

Banana is a vital crop which is cherished across the globe and also serves as staple food in...

📅 July 16, 2012

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