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Pratibha Patil to discuss farm sector reforms with governors

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will meet on Thursday the governors of states to study and recommend measures to revitalise Indian agriculture, reflecting the government's reluctance to depend wholly on the state governments for reversing deceleration in agriculture and meeting food security targets.       The governors attending Thursday's meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan are part of a special committee on .....

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India, Ethiopia to work closely on agri research

India and Ethiopia have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations through greater cooperation in the agri sector, with the two sides signing an MoU to work closely on agricultural research. A memorandum of understanding has been signed here on Monday by the heads of Indian and Ethiopian agricultural research institutes. On the occasion, the Ethiopian Agriculture State Minister, Mr Wondyerad Mandefro, said the MoU helps to .....

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WTO's eighth ministerial conference begins today

There is frenetic activity in Geneva prior to the World Trade Organization’s 8th Ministerial Conference. The WTO is mandated to hold a biennial conference of trade ministers of all its members. The conference will review the progress of the WTO, cover important milestones, announce some concessions made to LDCs, welcome Russia, Samoa and Montegro as its latest members. There will be no Doha Round negotiations but .....

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Wheat set for global record

According to the USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report released last Friday, global ending stocks of wheat are forecast to hit a record 208.5 million tonnes, exceeding the previous record set in 2000-01 when the world ended up with 204.3 million tonnes of wheat in its granaries. The USDA has also increased its estimate of global wheat production to 689 million tonnes, surpassing the 683.2 million tonnes .....