Agriculture PolicyMay 3, 2022Indonesia's Palm Oil Export Ban is a Reminder to India to Shed Over-Dependence on Imports, Says Atul Chaturvedi of SEA By vivian fernandes In a podcast I did for thefederal.com, Atul Chaturvedi, President, Solvent Extractors’ Association…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingMay 29, 2021Even Palm Oil Has Risen by Half to Rs 133 a Kg; Why are Cooking Oil Prices So High? By vivian fernandes The rise in cooking oil prices has jolted the government. The Department of Food and Public…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingJuly 1, 2020Indian Cooking Oil Sellers Want Malaysia and Indonesia to Help Give Palm Oil a Fair and Lovely Makeover By vivian fernandes India’s edible oil industry would like the Malaysian and Indonesian governments to give a fair and…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyGM CropsOctober 19, 2018Centre for Science and Environment is Wrong: Import of GM Food is Allowed and it isn't Unregulated By vivian fernandes Vivain Fernandes counters the allegations of Delhi’s Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingAugust 11, 2018No Regulatory Vacuum on GM Food, Says Environment Ministry By vivian fernandes Is there is a regulatory vacuum as far as GM food is concerned? Pawan Agarwal, CEO of the Food…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 10, 2018Boost Production of Mustard for the Country's Edible Oil Security: Atul Chaturvedi of SEA By vivian fernandes Atul Chaturvedi is President of the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA). Until he retired last…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 10, 2018Cooking Oil Self-Sufficiency Can't be Achieved by Revisiting High Tariffs of the Late 1980s By vivian fernandes Import duties on cooking oil have been raised four times since last August. But without productivity…Read more 0 0 0 Share