1. The Agriculture Ministry has assigned officials to different States for assessing the damage to crops due to hailstorm and heavy rains, an official release said.
2. The area under rice in the Rabi season has dropped some 10 per cent to 38.27 lakh hectares.
3. A sharp decline in crude oil price coupled with a fall in currency in the violence-hit Nigeria has made the Indian non-basmati rice exporters turn cautious. As a result, shipments to the African nation have slowed in the recent past.
4. In faraway Malawi, Africa, Indian agriculture expertise is slowly growing its presence and reaching out to help local farm communities.
5. India, a major importer of lentils from East Africa is also reaping benefits. A limited quantity of lentils is being imported currently from Malawi.
6. Exports of buffalo meat and agricultural items from India to Russia are yet to pick up despite the removal of import restrictions early this year as the country has not relaxed its quarantine laws.
7. Rice exports up 6 pc at 8.44 million ton in Apr-Dec 2014.
8. Overproduction of potatoes in West Bengal is threatening to snowball into a major crisis with some farmers threatening to go on hunger strike.
9. Government launches Rs 200 crore scheme for innovation in agro-industry.
2. The area under rice in the Rabi season has dropped some 10 per cent to 38.27 lakh hectares.
3. A sharp decline in crude oil price coupled with a fall in currency in the violence-hit Nigeria has made the Indian non-basmati rice exporters turn cautious. As a result, shipments to the African nation have slowed in the recent past.
4. In faraway Malawi, Africa, Indian agriculture expertise is slowly growing its presence and reaching out to help local farm communities.
5. India, a major importer of lentils from East Africa is also reaping benefits. A limited quantity of lentils is being imported currently from Malawi.
6. Exports of buffalo meat and agricultural items from India to Russia are yet to pick up despite the removal of import restrictions early this year as the country has not relaxed its quarantine laws.
7. Rice exports up 6 pc at 8.44 million ton in Apr-Dec 2014.
8. Overproduction of potatoes in West Bengal is threatening to snowball into a major crisis with some farmers threatening to go on hunger strike.
9. Government launches Rs 200 crore scheme for innovation in agro-industry.
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