Codex standards adopted for 3 spices, India's efforts pay off
The Dollar Business Bureau In a major recognition of efforts by India for benchmarking international spices trade, global standards setting body Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has accepted three Codex standards for white, green and black pepper, thyme and cumin, setting a course for universal agreement for identifying quality spices in different countries. The member-nations of CAC, which held the 40th session meeting during July 17-22 in Geneva, unanimously agreed on the adoption of Codex standards for the given three spices that would facilitate in setting up of a common process for standardisation of spices for their availability and global trade. “The Codex standards were adopted in the wake of India conducting three sessions of Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) ...
Israel offers expertise to triple Indias milk production, boost exports
Bidhu Bhushan Palo | @TheDollarBiz India is the world’s largest producer of milk, but is still taking baby steps when it comes to exports. Currently, India’s milk production stands at around 140 million tonnes, which makes it just self-reliant and allows a small surplus. However, consumption is growing at a steady rate and estimated to touch around 200 million tonnes by 2024. Meanwhile, much of India’s dairy sector is unorganised and far from the technological advances. In such challenging circumstances, Israel claims that it can help India triple milk production and boost milk exports significantly. In an exclusive interview, Akhil Choudhary, a trade officer for facilitation of Indo-Israel trade in clean-tech sector for Embassy of Israel, New Delhi, speaks ...
