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1st ASEAN-India meet zeroes in on Plan of Action to up agri cooperation

The First ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture, which was held recently in Jakarta, Indonesia, was co-chaired by Dr Suswono, minister of agriculture, Indonesia, and Sharad Pawar, minister of agriculture, India. The ministers reaffirmed their strong support in advancing cooperation under the Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace, Progress and Shared Prosperity (2010-2015), adopted by the .....

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Rs 30,000 cr estimated for promotion of high tech horticulture

Highlighting the virtues of protected cultivation to boost horticulture productivity, a Rs 30,000 crore outlay has been proposed for bringing at least 10 per cent of the horticulture crop area in the country under this high tech cultivation practice in the 12th Plan. The proposal has been prepared by experts in the Horticulture Department under the Agriculture Ministry for submission to the Planning Commission prior to finalisation of the .....

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Mixed trend in rice market

The rice market witnessed a mixed trend on Monday; prices of PR and pure basmati varieties witnessed a decline while all other non basmati and aromatic varieties managed to maintain their previous levels. Slack buying pulled pure basmati and PR prices down, said Mr Tara Chand Sharma, a rice trader. Prices of non basmati varieties may decrease further in the coming days while aromatic varieties may maintain their current .....

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Developing world’s growing appetite to blame for rise in food prices: FAO

Food price volatility is expected to increase making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, the United Nations warned on Monday. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its Hunger Report 2011 said demand from consumers in rapidly growing economies such as India and China will increase and further growth in bio-fuels will place additional demands on the .....