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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PULSES
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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Prices of pulses softening amid forecast of good rain
By Jitendra Choubey Good rainfall has increased the sowing acreage of pulses, which has softened the price, especially of Urad
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Monsoon ends its deficit, sowing operation picks up with focus on pulses and oilseeds
by Vishwa Mohan With the monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole turning from 11% deficit on June 30
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Despite monsoon deficit, Kharif acreage up 32% in June, driven by pulses & oilseeds
By Vishwa Mohan The country has reported higher acreage of summer-sown Kharif crops in June compared to the corresponding period
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Wheat, pulses prices moderate after govt imposes stockholding limit
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee There has been a moderation in price increase of the commodities on which the Centre imposed stock
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