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201Rice News in EnglishFarmers protest smuggling of Bihar rice into Punjab
In a case of smuggling of rice from Bihar into Punjab, a rice mill in Mansa district has been found to be...
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148Rice News in EnglishNo proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food Secy
The government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of ethanol, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday....
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162Wheat News in EnglishEarly procurement set to boost wheat stocks
The Centre’s purchases of wheat for government-held inventories, currently at a seven-year low, is on course to reach a three-year high in...
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146Wheat News in EnglishIndia’s wheat procurement may jump 30% this year as per initial trend
Wheat procurement by the Indian Government through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has jumped 32 per cent within the first three...
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182Maize News in English‘SHARE RELIEF FOOD EQUALLY’
VICE-PRESIDENT W.K. Mutale-Nalumango seen here holding a cob of maize, joined byChongwe District Commissioner Lupiya Chileshe (centre) and Permanent Secretary for SpecialDuties...
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205Maize News in EnglishTanzanian maize ‘not posing regional threat’
MAIZE grain seeds from Tanzania do not pose a risk of transmitting viruses causing ‘maize lethal necrosis disease’ (MLND) in the region,...
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181Wheat News in EnglishAdvisory issued to wheat farmers to protect crop from heatwave conditions
NEW DELHI: The government has issued an advisory to wheat farmers to safeguard their crops against rising temperatures and the increased possibility...
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197Maize News in EnglishBD targets ambitious 5.81m tonne maize output after record yield
Rocketing demand for maize from the feed and food-processing industries is driving the continued expansion of the cereal crop’s farming across the...
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144Wheat News in EnglishGovernment to buy 50L tonnes of wheat from UP, Rajasthan, Bi ..
New Delhi: Robust wheat procurement during this year riding on a good harvest may put more ‘rotis’ on the plates of beneficiaries...
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160Wheat News in EnglishCentre aims 7-fold jump in wheat procurement from UP, Rajasthan, Bihar this year
“UP, Bihar, and Rajasthan have been contributing much less than they could have. We are targeting total wheat procurement of 310 lakh...
