Maize prices to rule steady upto April, 2012

     During 2010-11, maize was cultivated in 167 million hectares (ha) leading to a production of 860 million tonnes globally. During 2011, global maize area and production reached...

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Agriculture ministry issues notices to Dow Chemicals' Indian unit

NEW DELHI: The Agriculture Ministry has asked Dow Chemicals' Indian subsidiary to explain why the registration certificates granted to four chemicals produced by it should not be cancelled....

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Food processing national mission to address crop wastage: Min

Dehra Dun, May 29 (PTI) To address the widespread wastage of horticulture crops, Union Minister of State for Food Processing and Agriculture Harish Rawat today said the Centre...

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Plan panel recce

Ranchi: A team of experts from the Planning Commission is in the city to study the ground realities and prepare a report on improvement of agriculture in Maoist-hit...

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CBI probes agriculture dept officials role in fertilizer scam

Inquiry Finds Diversion May Have Happened For Decades Chennai: The CBI is investigating the involvement of some state agriculture department officials and the management of Indian Potash Limited...

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Rising stocks crush prices

The mystery of sugar trade has got more intriguing. London sugar prices were down from the high of $767 to $500 in less than 45 days. Initial estimates...

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U.S. Makes First Major Corn Sale to China Since 2001

April 28 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. exporters sold 115,000 metric tons of corn to China, its first major sale of the grain to the world’s most-populous nation since 2001,...

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Big hike in state’s annual credit plan

The state’s annual credit plan (ACP) prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabad) for the current fiscal would be Rs 37,000 crore. Compared to...

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First of its kind gene bank opens at agriculture varsity

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has established a gene bank on its premises at a cost of Rs.1.2 crore. It has been named after K. Ramiah, the first Indian...

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Monsoon forecast should not lead to complacency

(The author is Chief Economist, CRISIL) The forecast of normal rainfall is the first of the two long-range forecast for the south-west monsoon. The next update will be...

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How Wal-Mart's wooing Indian farmers

At first glance, the vegetable patches in this north Indian village look no different from the many small, spare farms that dot the country. But up close, visitors...

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Most farmers contact centres in disarray

BELLARY: The Farmers contact centres in Bellary district are in disarray. There are around 25 centres in the district, among which, 20 centres do not have their own...

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Nabard to assist 10 lakh small farmers using self-help group model

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), in a bid to step up its focus on the farm sector, plans to bring together about 10 lakh...

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Agriculture research fails to reach farmers: Mir

Kashmir lags behind Jammu in maize production, produces 1.6 tons per hectare against Jammu’s 2.2 tons Sajad KralyariSrinagar, April 12: Expressing concern over low production of maize in...

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Sharad Pawar highlights Govt.'s high priority to fishing sector

Chettuva (Kerala), April 10 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday reiterated the Government's high priority to the fishing sector keeping in view the immense possibilities in...

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Agri marketing centres in UP a ‘hub of thieves’

Lucknow: The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Subodh Kant Sahay, on Friday pointed out that Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Produce Market Committee Act (APMC) in its present form...

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NABARD Extended Rs 3,472.24 Cr Assistance to Karnataka During FY 2009-10

Bangalore, Apr 9: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) had extended financial assistance to the tune of Rs 3472.24 crore to Karnataka during financial year 2009-10....

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'India needs Rs 1 lakh cr investment in food processing'

India needs an investment of almost Rs 1 lakh crore in the food processing industry to raise its percentage to 25 per cent of the total agricultural produce...

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Urbanites lap up quality grains

NAGPUR: Most farmers with good quality produce or organic products received an overwhelming response on the first day of the threeday ‘Mahapeek grain festival cum fair' of grains,...

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Increasing suicide cases in Orissa

Many farmers have allegedly committed suicide in Orissa who totally depend on the mercy of rain. In Orissa, farmers engaged in rain fed farming and many farmers ended...

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