Topic: 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 from the fruits of the African Oil Palm tree. It...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 a request from suppliers. According to the official notification, the...
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 from India to China. It was signed as part of...
Queen pineapple as state fruit of Tripura
The Queen pineapple, a highly aromatic and sweet variety of Ananas comosus, holds the distinction of being the state fruit of Tripura. Officially recognised for its exceptional quality,...Sustainable Sugar Initiative
SSI was jointly launched by ICRISAT and WWF to reduce and optimize the use of water and other inputs in sugarcane production. It is a system of various...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’ as a brand in markets across the country and abroad....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 is organised by Centre for Innovation in Science and Social...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 Andhra Pradesh government to develop technologies relating to banana production....
