The Government of India is keen on piloting the Food Security Bill as early as possible after concluding the ongoing discussions with various state Governments and NGOs, Union Minister of State for Agriculture K. V. Thomas said on Friday.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India (ASSOCHAM) has proposed a four-pronged strategy to help businesses implement demanding food standards legislation.
The issue of food security is likely to figure in the upcoming India-Southern Common Market (Mercosur) talks next week.
In India, food safety and standards are neglected topic despite being directly related to public health.
Nearly a third of the players in India’s food industry are not aware about safety standards and related rules, as per a survey conducted by a leading industry lobby, with the majority of respondents calling for a re-alignment of laws to global levels.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world’s biggest retailer, will accelerate its rollout of wholesale stores in India, a crucial growth market that has long frustrated overseas operators with restrictive rules.
With more than a billion mouths to feed, there is a fierce debate in India about whether to introduce genetically modified food crops.
The Agriculture Ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) have signed a global food security declaration in Moscow.
With a healthy booty of Washington apples, Indiana popcorns, Georgian pecan nuts, Californian pistachios and prunes, the US is looking to forge new ‘diplomatic’ ties by increasing its presence in the Indian health food market.
Soyabean oil, manufactured from genetically-modified (GM) soyabeans, may very much have become part of the food chain, even as activists and scientists remain engaged in an increasingly ugly debate over the moratorium on commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal, a genetically-modified version of the vegetable.
