New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) India recorded an unprecedented foodgrain output of 357.73 million metric tonnes (MMT) in the agricultural year 2024-25, marking an increase of 25.43 MMT over the preceding year, reflecting sustained gains in productivity, improved input management, and strengthened institutional support to farmers, an official fact-sheet said on Thursday.The increase was primarily driven by higher production of rice, wheat, maize, and coarse cereals (including millets, designated as S…
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Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, March 18 (IANS) A state-wide ‘Millet Mahotsav and Natural Farmer Market’ will be held across 16 municipal corporations in Gujarat on March 21 and 22, with the main event scheduled at the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, state spokesperson and Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Wednesday.The two-day event, organised by the Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation under the state Agriculture Department, will take place simultaneously in cities including Surat, Vadodara, …
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed “deep appreciation” to the people of the country for increasingly adopting millets, also known as Shree Anna, saying the enthusiasm around them remains strong even years after the Millet Year was observed.Addressing the 130th episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said, “I am happy to notice that the people of the country are continuously growing in love with Shree Anna. Although we had declared…