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Union Budget: Agri sector demands enhanced cash assistance, national mission on edible oils

Union Budget: Agri sector demands enhanced cash assistance, national mission on edible oils

Experts say that the government should in this year's Budget enhance cash assistance...

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Wheat sowing up 1.40 pc to 337.18 lakh ha so far

Wheat sowing up 1.40 pc to 337.18 lakh ha so far

The area under wheat sowing has increased by 1.40 per cent to 337.18 lakh ha so...

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Area sown for Rabi crops up by 2.86 per cent

Area sown for Rabi crops up by 2.86 per cent

The total area sown for Rabi crops is at 665.58 lakh hectares so far in the current...

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More area under wheat and mustard in current Rabi season than last year

More area under wheat and mustard in current Rabi season than last year

The effect of high prices of wheat and mustard is visible in the area sown for the...

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Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases

Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases

The bulk of the increase in the bill is accounted for by high-income countries,...

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Rice production estimated to be lower by 6.77 million tonnes in 2022-23 Kharif season

Rice production estimated to be lower by 6.77 million tonnes in 2022-23 Kharif season

Rice production in the Kharif season for 2022-23 is estimated at 104.99 million...

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Area sown decreases for paddy and pulses

Area sown decreases for paddy and pulses

While the area sown for rice (paddy) has gone down from 417.93 lakh ha in 2021 to...

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Foodgrain production to be record 315.72 mt: 4th AE 2021-22

Foodgrain production to be record 315.72 mt: 4th AE 2021-22

The production of foodgrains in the country is estimated at 315.72 mt, higher by...

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Paddy acreage falls by 43.83 lakh hectares; foodgrain stocks at 4-year low in central pool

Paddy acreage falls by 43.83 lakh hectares; foodgrain stocks at 4-year low in central pool

The paddy acreage is lagging behind that last year by 43.83 lakh hectares due to...

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National targets for food grains at 3280, pulses 295.5 and oilseeds 413.4 lt for 2022-23

National targets for food grains at 3280, pulses 295.5 and oilseeds 413.4 lt for 2022-23

As per Second Advance Estimates (2021-22), total foodgrain production in the country...

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Russia–Ukraine war an opportunity for self-reliance in edible oils, provided govt guarantees MSP

Russia–Ukraine war an opportunity for self-reliance in edible oils, provided govt guarantees MSP

In 2021-22, the edible oil imports of India are expected to remain at about 130...

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Mustard farmers in India may get prices much higher than MSP, thanks to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Mustard farmers in India may get prices much higher than MSP, thanks to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia has invaded Ukraine at a time when mustard harvesting is due in India. According...

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Average rural wages increase by more than 4 per cent : DEA report

Average rural wages increase by more than 4 per cent : DEA report

According to the economic report released by the Department of Economic Affairs...

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Record foodgrain production of 316.06 mt: Second Advance Estimates

Record foodgrain production of 316.06 mt: Second Advance Estimates

The Second Advance Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2021-22 have...

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Record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt estimated in Kharif season

Record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt estimated in Kharif season

A record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt has been estimated in the Kharif season...