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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Government's assessment of farm prospects point to record kharif harvest: Radha Mohan Singh -Madhvi Sally & Himangshu Watts

Government's assessment of farm prospects point to record kharif harvest: Radha Mohan Singh -Madhvi Sally & Himangshu Watts

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published Published on Jul 16, 2016   modified Modified on Jul 16, 2016
-The Economic Times

NEW DELHI: The government's first assessment of farm prospects six weeks into the monsoon season shows the country is heading for a record kharif harvest, which should boost rural income and calm food inflation, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said.

Pulses output, which had fallen sharply after two years of drought, will rise 20% and cool prices for consumers, while farmers will gain from higher output and better prices as the country moves towards a unified market and electronically-connected mandis, he told ETin an interview.

The minister said well-distributed rainfall in most regions augured well for a good kharif harvest. He added the country would also gain from heavy rainfall that submerged fields in central India because receding flood water leaves behind very fertile soil. "This kharif season we are expecting a record foodgrain production.

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The Economic Times, 15 July, 2016, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/governments-assessment-of-farm-prospects-point-to-record-kharif-harvest-radha-mohan-singh/articleshow/53


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