Browse Data and Analysis

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a corrigendum on frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding FSSAI’s definition of proprietary foods.

FSSAI published an updated order which cites fees and charges associated with testing domestic and imported food product samples.

This report provides a partial list of consultants conducting market research and handling inquiries into Indian agriculture, agribusiness, food retail, food/agricultural economics, and rural affairs.

In calendar year (CY) 2014, India produced approximately 51 million pieces of bovine hides, and 128 million pieces of sheep, lamb, and goat skins.

From calendar year (CY) 2012 to 2015, U.S. agricultural export sales to Bangladesh rose by approximately 174 percent to $498 million, now higher than Pakistan.

FSSAI issued an order on May 30, 2016, to postpone the timeline for converting or renewing existing Food Business Operator (FBOs) licenses and registrations.

FSSAI published nine manuals on testing methodology for various food products to be used by the food safety laboratories with immediate effect.

In January 2016, the Government of India included Indore and Bhopal in the Smart Cities Initiative – a sign that both are emerging and vital to Indian development.

The Government of India’s third advance estimate marginally lowered Indian crop year 2015/16 (JulyJune) grain production to 252.2 MMT, but marginally higher than last year’s production.

The Government of India (GOI) notified Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2016 to the WTO for comments on May 2 with the comment period closing on May 15

Government of India reported a detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain in Karnataka to the World Organisation for Animal Health.

India notified its revised draft standards for chocolates to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and invited comments.