RC recommendation on 27 pesticides
<p>This report is on the review of 66 pesticides under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anupam Varma. The main parameters emphasized by the Committee to review the products were uses approved under the Insecticides
Ministry Of Agriculture
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Agriculture report every year
The government will bring out a report on the state of agriculture every year before the Budget, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. Addressing a delegation of farmer leaders, the Prime Minister said he would convene a joint meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar after the Budget session to discuss issues relating to farmers. Reiterati
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Farmer groups contest Monsanto claim
JAIPUR: Farmer groups in Rajasthan have contested the claim of U.S.-based agricultural bio-technology giant Monsanto that its agreement signed with the State Government last July would make a sustainable improvement in farmers' lives and affirmed that the pact would in fact leave the very productive base of agriculturists
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Pawar for allowing wheat, rice exports
Farm Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the government should consider allowing exports of limited quantities of wheat and rice as stocks were good. Pawar also said a ministerial panel on food was likely to clear sale of 5 lakh tonnes of sugar under the Open General Licence (OGL) scheme, held up since December, and reduce the minimum export price for onion.
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Decision on sugar exports likely today
Am empowered group of ministers (eGoM) on food is likely to meet on Monday to decide on permitting export of 5 lakh tonnes of sugar and slash minimum export price of onions, according to sources.
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Food security: Thinking beyond export curbs
Inadequate investment in farming and speculative trading in commodities are equally responsible for global price volatility.
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G-20 nations' meet to focus on food security
G-20, the grouping of developed and emerging market economies, will focus on food security but issues concerning India like rising prices of vegetables may not come up for discussions at a meeting in Paris next week. The meeting of finance ministers of these countries, to be held from February 17 to 19, will also take up the issue of volatility in commodity prices including oil, which affects c
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Thomas positive on food bill execution
A change in leadership has changed the stance of the food ministry on the proposed National Food Security Bill. Till agriculture minister Sharad Pawar held the food portfolio, the ministry used to express reservations on the proposed food security bill citing availability of grains and the huge cost involved in implementing it.
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Long term project to produce seeds
The Treasury has allocated Rs 700 million to develop infrastructure at every Government farm to cultivate vegetables to meet the country
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MP suspends loan recovery from frost-hit farmers
After reports of damages to rabi crop because of recent frost in the state, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to suspend recovery of agricultural loan from farmers for the time being besides providing financial relief to farmers. According to Madhya Pradesh agriculture minister Ramkrishna Kusmaria, besides the loan recovery suspension, the state government is working out proposal to red
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Cold spell to boost wheat output: Pawar
With prolonged cold weather condition prevailing in the key growing areas of northern and central India during the last few months, the country's wheat production is expected to match last year's record production of 81 million tonne, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday .