Foodgrain output may reach all-time high: Pawar NEW DELHI: Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the countrys food grain production is likely to reach an all-time high level this year as bumper crops are expected in wheat, rice and pulses on the back of good monsoon rain last year. He said wheat production is likely to cross 100 million tonnes for the first time in 2013-14, surpassing the previous record of 94.88 million tonnes achieved in 2011-12 crop year (July-June). The minister also expressed his confidence that the farm sector will grow 4% this fiscal as against around 2% in the previous year. He was addressing scientists and policy makers here at the 85th Annual General Body Meeting of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Society. Source: timesofindia.indiatimes/india/Foodgrain-output-may-reach-all-time-high-Pawar/articleshow/28856212.cms?intenttarget=no
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:21:27 +0000
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