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New, Safer Variety of ‘Tiwra’ in the Works, Says Agriculture Minister

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Amlaha, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) are advancing research on ‘tiwra’, commonly known as ‘khesri’ or grass pea.Addressing a gathering of farmers, Chouhan said that a new, less harmful variety of ‘tiwra’ would soon be introduced in the market.Tiwra was widely used in India, but later it was banned as it triggers lathyrism disease…