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US Developing Cold Storage Facilities in India

Developing cold storage facilities to strengthen food security in India is a main priority for the US, an official of the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) said here. "One of our main priorities here is the cold chain storage facilities to strengthen food security in India," said USTDA director Leocadia I. Zak, who is a member of the delegation led by US Secretary of.....

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Centre does a U-turn on wheat exports

The Centre has put on hold the decision to allow wheat exports, citing unfavourable global market conditions. The move comes barely 48 hours after Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar announced that the four-year ban on wheat exports had been lifted. However, export of rice and wheat products (maida and atta) will resume soon and the commerce ministry was working on.....

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2010-11: Better prices & good monsoon boost grain production to record high

Spurred by attractive prices, India's farmers produced record grain in the just-concluded 2010-11 farm year, even as the world struggled with shortages. The country produced record 242 million tonne of foodgrain in 2010-11 farm season (July-June), the fourth advance estimates released on Tuesday showed. Foodgrains comprise rice, wheat, coarse cereals and.....

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Boost for agri export zones must to increase share in global markets: ASSOCHAM

Apex chamber ASSOCHAM said today that agriculture export zones (AEZs) deserve a boost by policy makers and the private sector as India ranks dismally low in global trade despite being a major producer of agriculture products. With food and agriculture exports totalling 15.6 billion dollars, India’s share is a meager 1.6 per cent of the total global.....