Odisha expects to achieve Kharif paddy production target
August 20th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) Odisha is hopeful of achieving its target of about nine million tonnes of paddy production for the Kharif season despite low sowing due to erratic rainfall ... Read more...
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Monsoon improves slightly in Odisha
July 27th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) The annual monsoon rainfall has improved slightly in Odisha during the past one week although it still remained weak, an official said Friday.The state received a ... Read more...
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Monsoon deficit hits paddy transplantation in Odisha
July 24th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 24 (IANS) Paddy transplantation could not be taken up so far in about fifty percent of the target area of 1.2 million hectares in Odisha due to weak ... Read more...
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Monsoon deficit in Odisha stands at 19 percent
July 20th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) Monsoon rains continued to remain weak in Odisha with the state receiving about 19 percent less rainfall than the average for this time of the season, ... Read more...
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Odisha receives 18 percent less rainfall
July 18th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The rainfall received in Odisha this monsoon so far was 18 percent below normal, an official said Tuesday.The state received a total of 316.2 mm ... Read more...
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Record 257.44 mn tonne food production expected in 2011-12
July 17th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India is bracing for a record 257.44 million-tonne food grain production during 2011-12, officials said, giving credit to the second green revolution for the upcoming ... Read more...
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Assam to bring 5 lakh hectares under double cropping
July 11th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 11 (IANS) The Assam government is planning to bring around 5 lakh hectares under double cropping pattern next season to boost the agriculture production of the state, Agriculture ... Read more...
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Monsoon now covers whole of Odisha
June 19th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) The southwest monsoon which moved into Odisha two days ago advanced rapidly and covered the entire state Tuesday, the weather office here said."The southwest monsoon ... Read more...
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Southwest monsoon hits Odisha
June 17th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (IANS) The southwest monsoon hit Odisha Sunday after a week's delay, bringing rains to many parts of the state, an official of the local meteorological centre here ... Read more...
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Global food prices drop
June 8th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 8 (IANS) Global food prices dropped sharply in May, the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Food Price Index showed.
The index, which measures the monthly change in international ... Read more...
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Cuba to invest $450 mn to boost rice production
May 12th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Havana, May 12 (IANS/EFE) Cuba said it plans to invest up to $450 million over the next few years in a programme to increase domestic rice production, which remains insufficient ... Read more...
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West Bengal to set up Kisan Mandis
March 27th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government will establish 341 special markets - 'Kisan Mandi' - to help farmers to sell their produce at the right price, Chief ... Read more...
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Assam farmers losing interest in rice cultivation
March 15th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 15 (IANS) Farmers of Assam, that recently boasted of having a record rice harvest, are losing interest in paddy cultivation, saying they were facing financial ruin in the ... Read more...
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Food production up in eastern India
February 24th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Production from foodgrain deficit eastern region of the country is estimated to be 1,032 tonnes, an increase of 11.9 percent over last year, due ... Read more...
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Pakistani growers oppose basmati rice export to India
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Pakistani rice growers have opposed basmati rice exports to India, saying this will give an upper hand to their main competitors in determining basmati's international price ... Read more...
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Food production may surpass target: Pawar
September 14th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Food production in India in 2011-12 is expected to surpass the target of 245 million tonnes, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Wednesday.
India had a ... Read more...
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Monsoon reaches Orissa
June 13th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) The monsoon hit Orissa Monday, bringing rains to parts of its south coastal districts, an official of the meteorological department here said.Conditions are favourable for further ... Read more...
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CPM confident of winning West Bengal polls
March 26th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 26(ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader Gautam Deb has said that the alliance between Trinamool Congress and the Congress party would not affect his party's performance in the forthcoming ... Read more...
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India to produce 232 mn tonne foodgrains
February 9th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) India is likely to produce 232.07 million tonnes of foodgrains in 2010-11 as against 218.11 million tonnes in the previous year, on the back of record wheat ... Read more...
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New food security report for Asia launched in Mumbai
December 4th, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): A new food security report for Asia has been launched in Mumbai by The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asia Society, calling for increased investment in ... Read more...
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Maharashtra rice farmer’s inventions put him in Forbes’ list
November 17th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
Nanded (Maharashtra), Nov.17 (ANI): A rice farmer from Nanded village in Maharashtra became celebrity as the 'Forbes' magazine named him in the Most Powerful Rural Indians list for his innovation in rice ... Read more...
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11 million-tonne-increase in kharif foodgrain production
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The first advance estimates of production of major crops grown in the country in the kharif season, or autumn harvest, states that the total foodgrains production is ... Read more...
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Pawar projects grain output at 220-230 mn tonnes in 2010-11
September 17th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Friday said India's foodgrain output was expected at 220-230 million tonnes in 2010-11, with rice production expected to be significantly higher than in ... Read more...
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Tinkered-gene rice fights salinity, increases yield
September 10th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Sep 10 (IANS) A team of scientists in Australian claimed to have altered the genes of rice so as to improve its tolerance to toxic sodium ion and increase the crops' ... Read more...
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Scanty rains trigger drought fears in Orissa
September 2nd, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 2 (IANS) Poor monsoon rains have triggered drought fears in half of Orissa, an official said Thursday.
"At least 15 of state's 30 districts have recorded less then normal (averagge) rains," ... Read more...
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Increasing temperatures will take a toll on rice production in Asia
August 10th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): Increasing temperatures due to climate change will hit rice production in Asia, says a new study.Rising temperatures during the past 25 years have already cut the yield growth ... Read more...
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Redistribution of land must for ensuring food security: Bardhan
July 13th, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Averring that redistribution of land and land reforms were a must for ensuring food security, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Monday demanded that the central government adopt ... Read more...
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Rice cultivation picking up
July 2nd, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Rice cultivation has picked up in the country with the onset of monsoon, the government said Friday.
Latest data show that rice has been sown in 46.46 ... Read more...
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No drought like situation, don’t panic: Minister
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it did not expect a drought like situation this year and it was well equipped if climatic changes affected agriculture production.
Minister of State ... Read more...
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More water, but rice cultivation yet to pick up
June 18th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Despite the government's efforts to improve rice production and availability of more storage water this year, paddy has been sown in less area than last year, according ... Read more...
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Monsoon hits Orissa
June 13th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) The monsoon Sunday hit Orissa, bringing rains to 11 of the 30 districts in the state, an official said.
The monsoon has covered five districts fully and six districts ... Read more...
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Ricky Martin to bring Evita back to Broadway
June 10th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin is all set to return to Broadway in an attempt to revive the famous Tony Award winning musical Evita.According to producers, the Andrew ... Read more...
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Monsoon may hit Orissa June 10
June 3rd, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) The south-west monsoon may arrive in Orissa as per schedule by June 10, an official said Thursday.
"We are expecting a normal monsoon. It may arrive in Orissa ... Read more...
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Rice procurement by FCI three percent lower than last year
May 9th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The rice procurement by the state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) has crossed 27 million tonnes in 2009-10 and is three percent lower than last year due ... Read more...
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No immediate plans to import rice, says Scindia
March 8th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The government Monday said it can import rice only if there is a shortfall in procurement from farmers but it has no immediate plans to import.
"The government ... Read more...
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