For the fifth year in a row, horticulture production is expected to surpass foodgrain production. However, as compared to the crop years 2014-15 and 2015-16, when drought was faced by most Indian states, horticulture production this year is predicted to rise by a meagre amount. As compared to 2014-15 and 2015-16, horticulture production this year is expected to rise by 2.2 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. However, as compared to...
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Bumper foodgrain output expected in 2016-17 but production during rabi may be lower vis-a-vis 2013-14
After facing intense criticisms from various sections of the society following its policy of demonetisation during November-December, 2016, the NDA government has finally something solid to cheer about. Riding on the back of a Normal Monsoon, gross foodgrain production is likely to reach a record level of about 272.0 million tonnes in the crop year 2016-17. As per the second advance estimates of foodgrain production, which has been released by...
More »Record wheat, foodgrain output likely in 2016-17 -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard Agri growth could top 5% this year on the back of record output Wheat production in the ongoing crop season is expected to be at an all-time high of 96.6 million tonnes (mt) on the back of good southwest monsoon, favourable weather and record acreage, the second advanced estimate for foodgrain production showed. The previous wheat production high was in 2013-14 at 95.85 mt; that was also a Normal Monsoon year....
More »Record foodgrain, oilseed output likely this year
-The Indian Express According to the agriculture ministry’s second advance estimates of crop production for this year, total foodgrain output will surpass the previous all-time-high of 2013-14. India’s production of foodgrains and oilseeds is expected to hit record levels in 2016-17 on the back of a normal southwest monsoon and a decent winter, which would more than offset the impact, if any, of demonetisation. According to the agriculture ministry’s second advance estimates of...
More »Foodgrain production estimated at a record 272 million tonnes in 2016-17: govt -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com The agriculture ministry estimates show that production of key crops like rice, wheat and pulses will be at record levels during the year New Delhi: Buoyed by a Normal Monsoon in 2016 after consecutive years of drought, India’s foodgrain harvest is likely to break past records, show second advance estimates released by the agriculture ministry on Wednesday. Total foodgrain production is estimated at an all-time high of 272 million tonnes in 2016-17,...
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