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World food prices rise for seventh month in a row: FAO
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Rome [Italy], Jan 8 (ANI): World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy products and vegetable oils, according to Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
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CCEA approves scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity for
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to bring a modified scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity in the country for producing 1st Generation (1G) ethanol from feed stocks such as cereals (rice, wheat, barley,
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Red Bull director Jonathan Wheatley tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
London [UK], November 26 (ANI): Formula 1 team Red Bull on Thursday confirmed that its sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has tested positive for COVID-19. Wheatley tested positive for coronavirus during the mandatory pre-race tests ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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New modified wheat variety could help tackle global food shortage
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to 12 per cent.
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal calls upon Punjab government, Centre to provi
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 23 (ANI): Former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday asked the Central and Punjab governments to rush fertilizers, particularly urea, to the state immediately saying any further delay in supply of urea to farmers could have catastrophic results
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Sindh minister slams federal govt over wheat support price
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], November 8 (ANI): Sindh Minister for Agriculture Ismail Rahu slammed the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government's decision to fix the wheat support price at Rs 1,650 per 40 kg calling it "mind-boggling", as the decision was taken without giving attention to the ground r
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With early commencement of sugarcane crushing, additional 15,000 a
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 5 (ANI): Farmers in Haryana will be able to sow wheat on an additional 15,000 acres of land this year, following the early commencement of crushing operations at the cooperative sugar mills in Palwal and Panipat.
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Afghanistan thanks India for donating 75,000 MT wheat amid pandemi
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Tahir Qadiry, Afghan Charge d'Affaires has thanked India for completing the donation of 75,000 metric tonnes of wheat during the period of April to September amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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China to ban wheat import from Australia: Report
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], November 3 (ANI): As tensions between Australia and China rise, Beijing is expected to ban imports of Canberra wheat, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
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Centre's move to hike MSP of wheat 'inadequate': Sukhbir Singh Bad
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 22 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said that the Centre's decision to hike Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 50 per quintal was inadequate and is a "huge disappointment" for farmers.
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Govt hikes MSP by Rs 50 per quintal for wheat, Rs 225 per quintal
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): The Government has hiked minimum support price (MSP) by Rs 50 per quintal for wheat, Rs 225 per quintal for the gram and Rs 300 per quintal for lentil, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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A day after passage of agriculture bills, government increases MSP
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday told the Lok Sabha said that minimum support price (MSP) of six Rabi crops has been increased. The increase came a day after two agriculture-related bills were passed by parliament.
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