High moisture content in wheat hits procurement in Karnal, Kaithal grain markets
By Parveen Arora A higher moisture content than the prescribed limit has emerged as an impediment in the procurement of
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Scientists develop biofortified rice to combat nutrient deficiencies
By University of Geneva A team from UNIGE, together with ETH Zurich and NCHU in Taiwan, has developed a rice
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Wheat purchase by private trade gets a boost in Punjab
By Sandip Das With depletion of stocks, the private purchase of wheat in Punjab, the biggest contributor to the centres’
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UP govt ramps up wheat procurement centres to achieve 6 MT target
By Virendra Singh Rawat Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has increased the number of
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Submergence-tolerant rice varieties rayof hope for farmers in flood-prone Assam
With the Met department having forecast normal to above normal rainfall in parts of Assam, the introduction of flood and
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India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd to Ship 1,600 Tonnes of White Rice to Singapore
India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd (NCEL), a collaboration among India’s top cooperative organizations, is set to export 1,600 tonnes of
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Centre starts chana procurement at MSP; says no production concern now
By PTI The Centre on Tuesday said it has started procuring chana (gram) from farmers at a Minimum Support Price
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MP: Unseasonal Rainfall Posing Risk Of Damage At Wheat Purchasing Centers
Unseasonal rain has given jitters to farmers waiting for their turn to sell wheat crop at purchasing centres in different
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Haryana achieves target of procuring 3.25 lakh MT mustard for Centre
By Ravinder Saini The state has achieved the target of procuring 3.25 lakh MT of mustard for the Central government
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Stock disclosure of pulses mandatory from Apr 15
By Sandip Das To curb hoarding and the spike in prices of pulses, the government on Tuesday said that traders,
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