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Rice prices set to ease on record rabi output

Rahul Oberoi — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:41:33 +0530

India the second largest producer of rice accounts for 19. 70 per cent of global production

Govt defers hike plan in APL foodgrains

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:17:55 +0530

The government is believed to have deferred a decision on raising the prices of wheat and rice supplied to 11. 52 crore families above poverty line

Need for thrust on farm revival

M S Swaminathan — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:21:06 +0530

Our country is going through serious agrarian crisis. Grains are rotting while children are starving

Karnataka to set up integrated bio centres

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:33:59 +0530

Karnataka Government is all set to establish four integrated horticulture biotechnology centres under a Central scheme at a cost of Rs 26.40 crore

Govt to consider exports of grains: Pawar

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:45:25 +0530

India, sitting on a huge stockpile of grains, will soon discuss lifting a ban on exports of wheat and common grades of rice, the farm minister said on Thursday.

Futures trading in agri commodities rises again after 2 years

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:41:18 +0530

After falling for two years, futures trading in agri-commodities recovered in 2009 and grew by 48 per cent at Rs 10.88 lakh crore over the previous year on the

First Indo-US agriculture dialogue in New Delhi soon

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:31:52 +0530

India and the US would soon hold their first bilateral Agricultural Dialogue in New Delhi aimed at taking cooperation in the field to a new level, a top Obama administration official has said.

Commerce Ministry bats for agri export units

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:57:51 +0530

As the government battles food inflation through measures, including a ban on export of most farm products, the Commerce Ministry wants Export-Oriented Units to at least be allowed to ship out sugar and edible oils made from imported raw material.

Govt to soon release manual on drought management

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:59:48 +0530

The government today said it will soon bring out an exhaustive manual for effective management of drought mitigation and relief measures.
The manual, being prepared

Give sops for farm mechanisation: Study

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:58:58 +0530

The Government should give more incentives such as low interest loans and tax sops to mechanise the agricultural sector which can boost foodgrain production, says a study.

"Provision of excise