Draft of new agricultural exports policy is ready: Suresh Prabhu
The Dollar Business Bureau Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Sunday that the draft of a new policy on agricultural exports is ready with the Government and it will introduce the policy soon and added that this would provide a better market for the farmers. “Better market is essential for farmers to lead a happy life. Hence, we have thought of introducing a new policy for agricultural exports,” Prabhu said while speaking at the inauguration of new chocolate factory amenity building of Campco Ltd in Puttur, Karnataka. “The draft of the policy is ready and the same will be made available online. Concerns of farmers regarding agricultural export market will end once the policy is implemented," he added. The Minister further said ...
Chinese mouth freshener company to import Indian Areca nuts
Himanshu Vatsa | The Dollar Business China is likely to open a new avenue for the export of Indian Areca nuts, which have so far been used in chewing tobacco and pan masala within the country. According to the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd, a Chinese mouth freshener making company is in the process of selecting Areca nuts from Karnataka and Kerala region so as to finalise the best quality of the crop to be used in their mouth fresheners. “A team of experts from Chinese firm Kou Wei Wang visited the arecanut growing region for the second time and shown keen interest in buying processed tender arecanut from here,” said Suresh Bhandary, Managing Director of ...
