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Maharashtra agri input dealers call for a strike on April 27Agri-input dealers across Maharashtra are set to strike on April 27. Associations like MAFDA and AIDA are protesting a new government resol...
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Below-normal monsoon and West Asia conflict cloud India's agriculture outlook: BoBIndia's agriculture faces a challenging year. A below-normal monsoon forecast and the West Asian conflict threaten crop production and rura...
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Production of horticulture crops seen at record 314.67 million tonnes in 2018-19The agriculture ministry released the final estimates for 2017-18 and the first estimates for 2018-19 of area and production of horticultur...
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Horticulture crop output seen up 5%For the 2016-17 crop year ending in June, horticulture production (of fruits, vegetables, spice, etc.) is estimated to touch 300.6 million ...
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- Area under horticulture crops crosses 6 pc in Haryana
The area under horticulture crops in Haryana has reached about 6.34 percent of the cropped area in the state.
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