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India's poultry industry to grow to Rs60,000-crore by 2010
04 November 2009
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Monsanto opens biotech research center in China
04 November 2009
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Chinese construction activity on Brahmaputra confirmed
04 November 2009
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Government may resort to direct rice imports
04 November 2009
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Kharif rice procurement up 1.68 lakh tonnes
31 October 2009
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Chattisgarh says 'no' to Bt brinjal
26 October 2009
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Tasmania farmers urge National Foods boycott as talks fail
23 October 2009
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Approval of Bt brinjal mindless and deadly, say protesters
23 October 2009
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Australia lifts ban on beef imports
21 October 2009
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India to determine if China is damming the Brahmaputra
16 October 2009
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Bt brinjal becomes first GM food crop to gain regulatory approval
15 October 2009
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Government to sell 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market in Q2 2009-10
06 October 2009
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More sugar woes: floods may delay crushing season
06 October 2009
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Flood toll mounts in Karnataka, Andhra
05 October 2009
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Storage of important reservoirs in the country
05 October 2009
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Drought may squeeze GDP growth to just 5.4 per cent: study
05 October 2009
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Global food production needs to increase 70 per cent by 2050: FAO
26 September 2009
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Rice to cost more, warns Pawar
25 September 2009
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Canadian potash industry wilts as farmers hold out on prices
23 September 2009
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Monsoon deficit slumps further to 21 per cent
19 September 2009
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Norman Borlaug: the man who fed a hungry world
14 September 2009
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Blue Star launches new storage system for seeds
12 September 2009
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Andhra declares near-total drought, seeks Rs4,000 crore aid
10 September 2009
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India's farm exports seen topping Rs1,00,000 crore in 5 years
09 September 2009
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Milk producers seek import curbs, duty relief on inputs
04 September 2009
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SBI unveils agri loan package to help drought hit farmers
04 September 2009
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India not to concede ground on agriculture at WTO meet
31 August 2009
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Punjab seeks Rs7410 crore drought relief package
27 August 2009
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Cadbury to add Fairtrade mark to Dairy Milk brand in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
26 August 2009
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Scrapped RIL farm project unviable, says Punjab
24 August 2009
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Damage control: Government cheapens loans to sugar mills by 3 per cent
22 August 2009
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Pranab hints at import of edible oils, pulses
21 August 2009
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Nearly half of India is drought affected: Sharad Pawar
21 August 2009
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Government announces big hike in support prices of paddy, pulses
20 August 2009
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Pawar talks to producers as sugar prices soar
19 August 2009
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Pawar hints at open market sale of wheat, rice to state governments
19 August 2009
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Drought will slash Bihar’s corn, rice output: Nitish Kumar
18 August 2009
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Pawar asks state chief ministers to monitor drought, price rise
17 August 2009
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Nationalised banks take the largest chunk of credit disbursement
17 August 2009
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Poor monsoon may push up edible oil imports 27 per cent
14 August 2009
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Winter crop too may be poor, admits IMD
14 August 2009
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At least a quarter of India is drought-hit, admits Pranab
12 August 2009
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About 45 per cent of India’s land degraded and useless: Ramesh
12 August 2009
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Minister plugs for GM crops as UK launches food debate
11 August 2009
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India's export of fruits and vegetables to Asian and African countries rise
07 August 2009
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Andhra's Pollavaram project bad, Orissa’s Patnaik tells PM
06 August 2009
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Monsoon remains shaky as ‘trough’ vanishes
03 August 2009
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India's foodgrain production growth exceeds population growth rate
01 August 2009
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Nutreco to acquire Cargill’s animal nutrition operation in Spain and Portugal
29 July 2009
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China could lower tariffs for agriculture imports: study
29 July 2009
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Government approves Rs13,597-crore revival package for agricultural coops
28 July 2009
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Government hikes MSP for copra by Rs790 a quintal
25 July 2009
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Drought likely if monsoon fails to pick up now
20 July 2009
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Bengal ends forced land acquisition, scraps road project
17 July 2009
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Feasibility report on 16 river interlink projects ready: minister
17 July 2009
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Syngenta to boost pollinators across Europe
16 July 2009
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Sugar production takes a hit as over 200 private, co-op mills close
15 July 2009
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Wheat, paddy MSP may be hiked: Pranab Mukherjee
15 July 2009
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Montek says monsoon situation is better, PM still worried
14 July 2009
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Government reimposes wheat export ban; sets up panel on food security
13 July 2009
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El Nino weather pattern developing slowly, but surely
09 July 2009
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Government working on Food Security Act details: Pawar
07 July 2009
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Government allows state-run firms to export wheat
04 July 2009
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Indian monsoon advances, covers entire country before due date
04 July 2009
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Monsoon ends heat wave in North India
02 July 2009
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Pawar unfazed by slow monsoon, but official worried
29 June 2009
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Irrigation can reduce impact of late monsoon: Ahluwalia
27 June 2009
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Government clamps down on commodities amid uneasy monsoon
26 June 2009
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Government hikes sugarcane support price to Rs107.76 per quintal
25 June 2009
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IMD’s monsoon predictions revised downwards once again
25 June 2009
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Monsanto to shed 900 jobs as Roundup sales betray expectations
25 June 2009
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Monsoon may be below normal, say IMD and government
24 June 2009
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KS Oils expands Indonesian acquisition by 35,000 acres
24 June 2009
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CPI for agricultural and rural labourers up at 10.21 per cent in May
23 June 2009
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Weatherman predicts rainy days as monsoon advances
22 June 2009
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Jute support price raised to Rs1,375 a quintal
19 June 2009
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Coy monsoon delays kharif planting
16 June 2009
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Nokia launches Life Tools service across India
12 June 2009
|
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Monsanto-BASF team discovers drought-tolerent gene in corn plants
11 June 2009
|
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Low supprt price drives TN farmers away from sugarcane: report
08 June 2009
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Pawar calls for doubling farm productivity
04 June 2009
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Food scarcity not linked to ethanol, asserts Brazil
04 June 2009
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Monsoon tomorrow, says weatherman
23 May 2009
|
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IMD re-affirms prediction of early, strong monsoon
20 May 2009
|
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India lifts ban on wheat futures
16 May 2009
|
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Government strips Nafed of sugar import task
15 May 2009
|
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Indian weather bureau predicts slightly early monsoon
14 May 2009
|
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Seed giant Monsanto challenges German ban on GM corn
04 May 2009
|
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FICCI calls for tax benefits to firms investing in farm research
27 April 2009
|
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US farm, trade bodies peeved at restricted market for cotton, wine in India
22 April 2009
|
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UN adds another 100 million people to ‘new hungry’ list
18 April 2009
|
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Met forecasts ‘near-normal’ monsoon
18 April 2009
|
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Genetic engineered crops fail to significantly boost yields
15 April 2009
|
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India's April-February spice exports top $1-billion despite the slump
07 April 2009
|
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Monsanto abandons controversial GM seeds trial after protests
04 April 2009
|
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GM crops not evil: Ahluwalia
27 March 2009
|
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Government may lift wheat export ban after elections: report
05 March 2009
|
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India's sugar production seen lower at 16.5 million tonnes
24 February 2009
|
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Government implementing 2 schemes for horticulture development
20 February 2009
|
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India's foodgrain production in 2008-09 to touch 228 million tonnes
12 February 2009
|
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India allows duty-free sugar imports for domestic sale
03 February 2009
|
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Government hikes support prices for rabi crops
29 January 2009
|
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Health Ministry funds project to find alternative crops for bidi, chewing tobacco
22 January 2009
|
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Punj Lloyd JV to execute Rs1,311-crore project in Libya
15 January 2009
|
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Emerging economy consumers more willing to act on environment than in the West: Accenture
15 January 2009
|
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Society needs biotech innovation says father of GM crops
08 January 2009
|
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Maharashtra unveils 6,200 crore farm relief package
30 December 2008
|
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Rice procurement up 2.4 million tonnes at 28.50 million tonnes
26 December 2008
|
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India contributes 1.5 lakh tonnes grain to SAARC Food Bank
22 December 2008
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Restricted finances knock tractor sales by 20 per cent
19 December 2008
|
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Rice procurement up 13.5 per cent at 28.5 million tonnes
13 December 2008
|
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Food v/s fuel: the great ethanol debate
13 December 2008
|
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ITC wins Top UNIDO Award for e-Choupal
01 December 2008
|
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Australia’s AWB, ABB Grain talk merger
29 November 2008
|
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EU members agree on agriculture reforms, subsidy cuts
22 November 2008
|
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TERI, and DBT license Bollcure bio-pesticide for manufacturing
30 October 2008
|
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Pressure on sugar mills as UP government hikes cane prices again
21 October 2008
|
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Nabard releases Rs10,200 crore under debt waiver scheme
17 October 2008
|
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Bio-Energy not at the cost of food security: Sharad Pawar
17 October 2008
|
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Government to pay bonus of Rs50 per quintal of paddy
16 October 2008
|
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Nearly 6,200 Raigad farmers vote on Maha Mumbai SEZ
22 September 2008
|
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Government allows export of premium rice variety Pusa-1121
04 September 2008
|
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Punjab’s Markfed signs MoU with global agri-business company Syngenta
30 August 2008
|
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Pawar disfavours quitting WTO
16 August 2008
|
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High corn hits both ethanol producers and food industry
11 August 2008
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New pricing policy to boost investment in urea plants
09 August 2008
|
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HCC to also execute Phase 111 of Andhra lift irrigation project
06 August 2008
|
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Tata Chemicals joint venture Khetse to invest Rs212 crore
31 July 2008
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Kamal Nath asks US to offer 'real' cuts in farm subsidy
23 July 2008
|
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Western subsidies undermining food security in developing world: India
19 July 2008
|
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Kamal Nath calls for fair deal for developing countries in WTO negotiations
18 July 2008
|
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Argentine senate defeats presidential tax proposal as VP votes against government
18 July 2008
|
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Government may offload 6 million tonnes of grains in open market sales
16 July 2008
|
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Government lifts import duties on cotton
09 July 2008
|
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Argentina's government-farmer stand-off heats up as Congress approves new tax
07 July 2008
|
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Philippines beer maker San Miguel in agribusiness joint venture with Shangri-La Hotel chain owner
04 July 2008
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USDA estimates corn planted acreage down 7 per cent from 2007
01 July 2008
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Monsanto to commercialise BASF's soyabean fungicide seed tratment
24 June 2008
|
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Argentine farmers’ ease 3-month strike as protesters agree to meet President
23 June 2008
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US corn prices soar as floods inundate Midwest crops
16 June 2008
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Bayer CropScience opens rice research laboratory in Singapore
16 June 2008
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SBI leads public sector banks in farm loan waiver
03 June 2008
|
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Cadbury and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University join hands for cocoa research project
30 May 2008
|
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SBI puts loans for agri mechanisation on hold
19 May 2008
|
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Jain Irrigation to set up Rs550 crore project in Jalgaon, signs MoU with state government
15 May 2008
|
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Bayer CropScience launches first global hybrid rice variety resistent to bacterial leaf blight in India
15 May 2008
|
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India warns against diluting farm protection at world trade talks
15 May 2008
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Tata Chemicals, Total Produce distribution venture Khet-Se Agriproduce goes operational in Punjab
14 May 2008
|
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Wheat prices may rise after record procurement, say traders
06 May 2008
|
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Rising food prices need global perspective: CII responds to Bush-Rice India-baiting
05 May 2008
|
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Bush, Rice say rising food consumption in India, China raising prices
03 May 2008
|
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Interests of India’s low income and resource poor agricultural producers will be safeguarded at Doha Round: Kamal Nath
02 May 2008
|
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India's wheat procurement touches 13.5 million tonnes
29 April 2008
|
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CCEA approves Rs429 crore schemes to boost farm exports
18 April 2008
|
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India, New Zealand to increase cooperation in agriculture
25 March 2008
|
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Finance Minister puts numbers to his Rs60,000 crore loan waiver plan
15 March 2008
|
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Switchover to bio-fuels could threaten edible oil production
04 March 2008
|
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India doubles cotton output; sidelines the US to become world's second largest producer
19 February 2008
|
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FM starts pre-budget meeting sessions with agricultural experts
18 February 2008
|
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India seeks market access to export agri products to Australia
18 January 2008
|
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Maharashtra to withdraw ethanol export fee
07 January 2008
|
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India, Brazil, Vietnam launch cashew alliance
08 December 2007
|
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Agriculture is key to world trade deal, say developing countries
17 November 2007
|
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Rice buffer stock rises to 10.62 million tonnes
17 November 2007
|
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Coffee
sector allocation raised to Rs750 crore in 11th plan
31 October 2007
|
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Brazil
farm lobby wants government to make more concessions in the WTO
17 October 2007
|
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States
provide for contract farming in Agricultural Produce Marketing
Regulation Acts act
25 August 2007
|
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Agriculture
needs private sector linkages: Indo-American Chamber of
Commerce
20 August 2007
|
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Government
to substantially hike wheat, rice support price next year
18 August 2007
|
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Hunger
crisis due to climate change stalks India: UN
16 August 2007
|
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Punjab''s organic cotton looking at German markets
09 August 2007
|
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Cabinet
set to review pricing policy for farm sector
08 August 2007
|
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President
Pratibha Patil calls for agricultural growth
07 August 2007
|
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Centre to assist Nabard raise funds
21 July 2007
|
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Kamal Nath asks private sector to supplement government''s
farm sector initiatives
17 July 2007
|
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Agricultural production seen rising 2.6 per cent in
FY 08: CMIE
16 July 2007
|
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Taiwan rejects US wheat over pesticide
16 July 2007
|
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Russia
may lift ban on Indian rice soon
14 July 2007
|
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Cadbury
India to sell cocoa seedlings to TN farmers
02 July 2007
|
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Innovative rice enrichment technology facility opens in China
27 June 2007
|
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Cotton exports: India
outperforming US in China
21 June 2007
|
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Government increases
sugar buffer stock to 5 million tonnes
21 June 2007
|
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NAFED hikes export price of onion by $80 per tonne
20 June 2007
|
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Government weighs take-over of closed tea gardens
15 June 2007
|
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Organised food retailing can increase rural income,
cut inflation: CRISIL
13 June 2007
|
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Spices
Board to open retail outlets
04 June 2007
|
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Government cancels wheat import tender, extends procurement
period
29 May 2007
|
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Government earmarks Rs25,000 crore to boost farm output
in 4 years
29 May 2007
|
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Researchers develop new generation herbicide-resistant
transgenic crop
26 May 2007
|
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Government
to roll-out ''big'' farm package
23 May 2007
|
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Incentives
for states to raise agro output
15 May 2007
|
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Per capita foodgrain availability
lowest in India since 1980, says plan panel
10 May 2007
|
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Government formulating contract
farming policy, says Pawar
05 May 2007
|
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Planning Commission to mull
higher budgetary support to agriculture
27 April 2007
|
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IFFCO
sets up new company to strengthen rural network, sells
GFCL stake
17 April 2007
|
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Pakistan
sells 4,000 tonne wheat to India
12 April 2007
|
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Farmers
prefer private traders to FCI
02 April 2007
|
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Government
approves Rs850 crore sugar export subsidy as production
peaks
27 March 2007
|
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MP
farmers prefer to sell wheat to private companies
22 March 2007
|
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US may offer to trim farm subsidies for greater market
access
14 March 2007
|
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Wheat
farmers may get Rs50/quintal bonus
13 March 2007
|
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28-member
EU agriculture delegation on 5-day visit
06 March 2007
|
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Government
adds Rs25-50 bonus to wheat MSP to beat private competition
06 March 2007
|
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India joins move to revive WTO trade talks
03 March 2007
|
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Food security is as important as national security,
says Arun Firodia
01 March 2007
|
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Union Bank ties up with post offices in Maharashtra to disburse farm loans
01 March 2007
|
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Agriculture top priority for overall growth: FM
28 February 2007
|
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Farm sector gets top priority as budget looks for inclusive
growth
28 February 2007
|
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RIL may provide agri research funding to agricultural university
20 February 2007
|
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Tata
Tea, IFC, IL&FS join hands for North India operations
20 February 2007
|
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PNB launches new scheme for farmers
17 February 2007
|
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WB approves agricultural-loan package for Tamil Nadu
25 January 2007
|
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Futures trading in tur, urad banned
24 January 2007
|
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India
overtakes China in GM crops
20 January 2007
|
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Pakistan
plans to move WTO over basmati rights
15 January 2007
|
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Government
puts new AEZ proposals on the backburner
04 January 2007
|
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CCEA
hikes sugarcane support price to Rs81.18
22 December 2006
|
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Pawar
calls for setting up SAARC Food Bank
15 December 2006
|
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MMTC
to import 15,000 tonne pulses
14 December 2006
|
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Organised retail of food, groceries can double farm incomes at current prices: CRISIL
12 December 2006
|
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US
pushes farm trade with India
22 November 2006
|
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Dubai
Flower Centre gears up for Indian floriculture market
19 October 2006
|
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Voltas partners Besseling for post-harvest storage solutions
25 August 2006
|
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Indian
and Sri Lankan tea boards to develop electronic auction
platform
03 July 2006
|
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BoB to finance HMT, New Holland''s tractor purchases
17 November 2005
|
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Yes
Bank ties-up with Dutch institute for Agrofood Parks
in India
08 September 2005
|
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Bajaj
Hindusthan announces Rs.750 crore expansion plan
12 July 2005
|
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Tata Tea, HLL exit tea
plantations
10 June 2005
|
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IMD
forecasts delayed monsoons
19 May 2005
|
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Export
potential Indian farm products not fully tapped: EXIM
23 March 2005
|
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Escorts wins $8.56-million
tractors export order from Ghana
03 March 2005
|
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Coffee
futures trading goes online for the first time in India
23 February 2005
|
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Indian
Immunologicals enters into joint venture with US-based
CRI for livestock breeding
01 February 2005
|
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State Bank of Mysore disburses Rs650-crore farm loans
18 January 2005
|
 |
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2004
notches record growth for bt crops says US study
14 January 2005
|
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Moratorium
on repayment of loans in coastal areas
13 January 2005
|
 |
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Coir
cluster development project to generate 23,000 jobs
11 January 2005
|
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ING
Vysya Foundation signs agreement to donate Rs. 29 lakhs
towards Water Harvesting project in Rajasthan
07 January 2005
|
 |
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ICICI
Bank farm credit to touch Rs7000 crore
29 December 2004
|
 |
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CII
Ag-India 2004
26 November 2004
|
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TN
receives Rs150-crore central assistance for bio fuel
production
29 October 2004
|
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Kharif
foodgrain output estimates lowered
21 September 2004
|
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M&M
seeks to emerge as a global player
25 August 2004
|
 |
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UA
Agrocoop enters Chennai market
19 August 2004
|
 |
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French,
Philippine companies to invest in food processing sector
in Kerala
09 August 2004
|
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Global
body to be formed for Vanilla promotion
23 July 2004
|
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 |
Agricultural
marketing in India
13 July 2004
|
 |
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Productivity
in Indian agriculture
03 July 2004
|
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Farmer,
money lender and banker
25 June 2004
|
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Fisheries workshop at Kochi
21 June 2004
|
 |
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Exports
of spices decline
21 May 2004
|
 |
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Rains
play havoc with crops in Kerala
12 May 2004
|
 |
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Bank
of Baroda ties up with Punjab Tractors
22 March 2004
|
 |
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Hyderabad
to be venue of Agritex ''04
29 January 2004
|
 |
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Kerala
to popularise cultivation of medicinal, aromatic plants
08 December 2003
|
 |
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Spices
Board to participate in International Food Fair, Sharjah
06 December 2003
|
 |
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Pepper
prices to fall further
24 November 2003
|
 |
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Solar Nursery, Nandan Agro Farms in pact for Safed Musli
10 November 2003
|
 |
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Citrus
greenhouse in Punjab
23 September 2003
|
 |
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Kharif
oilseeds production to touch 131 lakh tonnes this season
22 September 2003
|
 |
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Upasi
meet on 26 September
19 September 2003
|
 |
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Interest
rates on crop loans cut
17 July 2003
|
 |
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Truckers''
strike: vegetables prices may shoot up in Kerala
15 July 2003
|
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Truckers
stir to affect Kerala
12 July 2003
|
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Cashew
calamity in Kerala
10 July 2003
|
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 |
Getting
out of the woods
25 June 2003
|
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Initiative to promote sustainable
agri-practices, courtesy CropLife
21 May 2003
|
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Nabards aid of Rs 854 crore to Kerala for rural
development
03 April 2003
|