-HuffingtonPost.com In Bundelkhand, people struggle for every drop of water they can find. TIKAMGARH DISTRICT: For years, Lakshman Pal, 28, planted wheat and tended to his small field here. Each season, he hoped for rain. He looked up at the sky and waited for the showers that normally came. But for the past two years, they’ve hardly come at all. His crops eventually withered and died, crumbling to dust. In early May, Pal...
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ICAR sees foodgrain output at 270 million tonnes -KV Kurmanath
-The Hindu Business Line Hyderabad: With weathermen forecasting a normal monsoon this time, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) hopes to see a total foodgrain production of 270 million tonnes (mt) this year. “The IMD predicts a normal monsoon this year and we should be having good rainfall. The foodgrain production in the country has come down by 10-12 mt in the last two years because of drought,” ICAR Director-General Trilochan...
More »35% of what Indians eat today is `foreign' -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India Most of us know exotic new veggies and grains like kale and quinoa are "imported" but even ordinary staples like potato, onion, tomato and chilli came from elsewhere, reports Subodh Varma. A study of 177 countries by scientists from the International Center of Tropical Agriculture has found that in India, more than a third of all food items derived from plants -grains, vegetables, fruits, spices, oils, sugar etc....
More »India wheat imports seen surging to decade high as supply drops -Pratik Parija
-Livemint.com Imports may total 5 million metric tonnes in 2016-17, the most since 2006-07, according to estimates New Delhi: India may import the most wheat in a decade as output declines in the world’s second-biggest producer. Imports may total 5 million metric tonnes in 2016-17, the most since 2006-07, according to the median estimate of seven traders surveyed by Bloomberg. Production is set to decline 1.8% to 85 million metric tonnes in the...
More »Areas under minor millets cultivation shrinking in Orissa -Akshaya Kumar Sahoo
-The Asian Age Bhubaneswar: Traditionally-cultivated minor millets are the major sources of sustenance for lakhs of tribals and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers living in southern and western parts of Orissa. Over 170 varieties of millets are cultivated in the hilly and forested areas in the state. Some of the prominent minor millets largely cultivated in Orissa include sorghum (jawari) spiked millet (Bajra) and finger millet (Ragi/Mandika), among others. The nutritional value of the minor...
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