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FSSAI published in India’s official gazette a draft regulation which proposes to adopt 46 food additive standards previously issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs...

The Government of Bangladesh proposed national budget for FY 2016-17 (July-June) is BDT 3.41 trillion ($43 billion USD), which is 28 percent higher than the revised budget of last year.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published in India’s official gazette a draft Regulation on standards for cereals and cereal products.

India offers promising export growth prospects for U.S. agriculture with a large and rapidly expanding middle class, rising disposable incomes and shifting consumption patterns...

Although Bt cotton remains the only biotech crop approved for commercial cultivation, the Government of India (GOI) made some progress in 2016....

On July, 26, 2016, The President of Cote d’Ivoire announced the implementation of the national biosafety law adopted by the parliament on July 1, 2016.

On December 8, 2016, the Ministry of Finance removed the import duty on wheat indefinitely from the earlier provision of 10 percent import duty effective till March 1, 2017.

The Government of Pakistan has set the wheat production target at a record 26 million metric tons for the 2016 Rabi (winter) season. Wheat area is not expected to change significantly from a year ago.

The report contains the text of Pakistan’s proposed Geographical Indication Protection Bill. The Bill is still a draft and will have to pass through various phases of approval before submission...

Pakistan is a small but growing market for imported consumer food products and the small modern retail sector is growing slowly.

This report provides a list of food, beverage and agricultural shows held in India. The Indian trade show industry holds a large number of shows dedicated to the various aspects of the food...

On December 5, 2016, the Indian Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution’s Department of Legal Metrology published an advisory to postpone the implementation date...