-Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) The retail and wholesale prices of sugar across selected centers have shown declining trends during last three months across the main market centers in the country. As on February 2, 2014. The average wholesale price of sugar as on 12.2.2014 was Rs. 3168 per quintal, down from the one year back price of Rs. 3519 per quintal. Similarly, the retail...
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-The Business Standard Making the agriculture growth story sustainable Finance Minister P Chidambaram's claim in his interim Budget speech of "stellar performance" of the agriculture sector is based on numbers, though it needs to be analysed from different perspectives to get a true picture. There is no doubt that agricultural gross domestic product may grow by 4.6 per cent this year. The past 10 years' average, too, may work out close to...
More »Record 263.2 Million Tonne Foodgrain Production Likely this Year
-Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Agriculture) India is likely to produce record 263.2 million tonne foodgrains this year (includes kharif 2013 and rabi crops in the field at present). The earlier foodgrain production record of 259.3 MT was achieved in 2011-12. As per the latest crop sowing data available, major crops have been sown in more area than in rabi last year. Wheat has been sown in 315.3 lakh hectare...
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-PTI Good monsoon improves prospects of better foodgrain production this year Nagpur: Foodgrain prouction is likely to touch a record 263.2 million tonnes (mt) this year, beating the previous high of 259 mt achieved two years ago, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today. "The country is likely to achieve record 263.2 mt foodgrain production this year. This would be about 4 mt higher than the record of 259 million tonnes achieved two years...
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-The Hindu It is believed that people consuming dairy products, vegetables and fruits containing the drug are hit by irreversible hormonal imbalance The government has banned the retail sale of the controversial hormone drug Oxytocin by pharmacies to curb its misuse by dairy owners and farmers who use it boost Milk production and plump up the size of vegetables and fruits. It is believed that those consuming such dairy products and vegetables...
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