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Productivity of major crops half global levels [1]

Press Trust Of India / New Delhi October 22, 2008, 0:13 IST

As India gears up to feed its growing population of over 1.1 billion, its crop productivity could prove to be an Achille's heel, with yield per hectare still ruling below half the world's level for major crops.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2008
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
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Agriculture [3], Food Crops [4], India [5]
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