GUWAHATI, Feb 2 – Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka today said that the State was going to witness a boom in potato production with an expected yield of 1.90 lakh quintals from the high-qualit
The NSS consumer expenditure survey (CES) aims at generating estimates of average household monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE), its distribution over households and persons, and its break-up by commodity group, at national and State/UT level, and for different socio-economic groups.
This paper deals with the problems related to food price inflation in South Asia in a comprehensive manner.Includes an empirical analysis of the possible factors that could explain the increase in food inflation and also covers the impact of food price inflation on poverty and macroeconomic stability in South Asia .
Crop models demonstrate that food production is vulnerable to climate change in many regions through a combination of temperature change, water stress and extreme weather.
If the Consumer Affairs Ministry had its say, imported food grains and pulses containing hazardous foreign matter would have made its way on to the Indian platter.
Extreme heat can cause wheat crops to age faster and reduce yields, a U.S.-led study shows, underscoring the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population as the world warms.
The MP Farmer Welfare and Agricultural Department is carrying out survey of hail and frost-affected areas; decision on compensation and relief work will be taken according to the survey report.
Post-harvest loan to be offered at 7% for using warehouses
The finance ministry has launched a concessional loan scheme for farmers to prevent distress sale of agricultural produce.
This paper attempts to project the future supply and demand up to the year 2025 for rice and wheat, the two main cereals cultivated and consumed in India.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations estimates that Pakistan’s rice production is expected to be around 9.7 million tons this year despite devastations caused by floods and h
