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HYDERABAD: The three-day G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting that concluded here on Saturday adopted an 'Outcome Document and Chair's Summary' which reiterated its commitment to food security and nutrition for all while also calling for…

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“The area under cultivation of various millets in India has been declining and the underlying reasons behind it could be attributed to the promotion of rice and wheat vis-a-vis millet production and lack of suitable initiatives towards…

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said India is a rising star in the global economy primarily due to agriculture and agri-based industry, and stressed that the country's…

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that agriculture is the country's fastest growing sector and there will be no constraint of central funding for its development. Referring to the northeast, he…

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The Union government expects a record production of 342.33 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables in 2021-22. It is an increase of about 7.73 million tonnes (2.3%) over the production in 2020-21.The area of cultivation could increase to…

Paddy sowing continues to lag as area under the key kharif crop was lower by 8.25 per cent at 343.70 lakh hectare till last week of the ongoing kharif season, according to the agriculture ministry. Area sown to pulses and oilseeds also…

NEW DELHI: India’s wheat production is projected to have declined nearly 3% to 106.8 million tonnes (MT) while the overall foodgrain production is estimated at record 315.7 MT in the 2021-22 crop year, higher by around 5 MT than the 2020-21…

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the record production of so many crops is the result of the farmer-friendly policies of the Centre and the hard work of the farmers and the diligence of the…