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Govt expects record foodgrain output [1]

Giving a rosy picture of things to come that should quell doubts about food security of the country, the agriculture ministry today said the country would have a record all-time production in wheat, rice, oilseeds, pulses, cotton, soya bean and even coarse cereals during 2007-08. The Third Advance Estimates of production of major crops grown in the country, released by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, suggested that food grain production in the current fiscal had touched a record 227.32 MT.

Publication Date: 
23/04/2008
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
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Agriculture [3], Food Crops [4], Rice [5], Wheat [6], Ministry Of Agriculture [7]
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