After year-long rise, prices of pulses start declining
By Sandip Das After staying elevated more than one year, prices of key pulses varieties — chana, tur and urad
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India’s kharif crop sowing outpaces previous year figures; paddy, pulses, oilseeds all leading
By ANI Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 904.60 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 879.22
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Import of tur dal from Mozambique resumes after Centre’s intervention
By Harikishan Sharma The shipments of Tur/Pigeon peas from Nacala Port in Mozambique, disrupted by an “anti-India” group, have resumed
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Pulses import jumps 90% in 2023-24 to 47.38 lakh tonnes to meet domestic demand: Govt
By PTI India’s import of pulses rose 90 percent annually to 47.38 lakh tonnes during 2023-24 to meet domestic demand,
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Odisha’s annual yield of crops, pulses lower than national average
The annual yield of various crops in Odisha is lower than the national average with the rice yield remaining 19
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Will the Union Budget’s focus on farmer issues and boosting agriculture attract private sector investment?
By Ranjit Bhushan When Shivraj Singh Chauhan, the new Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, said
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Kharif sowing up 3.5% on year; area under pulses grows 22%
By Sandip das Thanks to normal monsoon rains in most parts of the country since the last week of June,
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Budget to announce steps to aid crop diversification
By Sandip Das The government is likely to announce a host of measures aimed at boosting domestic production of pulses
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Union Agriculture Minister calls for concerted efforts to hike production of pulses
By IANS Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday reviewed the progress in the sowing
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Govt to procure 100% of urad, arhar & masur: Chouhan
By Sandip Das The government is committed to procure 100% of urad, arhar and masur varieties of pulses, which the
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