Tag: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh
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‘Foodgrain output likely to touch new record next crop year’
Foodgrain output is likely to touch a new record in the 2017-18 crop year to begin from July, on hopes of normal monsoon for the second straight year, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Monday. Foodgrain production is estimated to be all-time high at 273.38 million tonnes (MT) in the current 2016-17 crop year (July-June) …
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May 22, 2017 -
No direct link between noteban and agri prices: Minister
There is no "direct link" between demonetisation and the prices of agricultural commodities, the government said Friday. "There is no direct link between demonetisation and the prices of agricultural commodities," Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said in Rajya Sabha, adding that the government took a number of steps to provide relief to farmers after the …
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March 17, 2017 -
Centre directs states to spend 30% agri-fund on women farmers
The Centre has directed states to spend 30 per cent of funds allocated towards farm schemes for empowering women farmers, whose share is significant in the country's agri workforce, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Wednesday. He, however, expressed concern over negligible number of women cooperatives in India and emphasised on the need to …
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March 8, 2017