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India extends 75 million dollar credit line to Fiji

Seeking stronger engagement with the Pacific Islands, India today announced a 75 million USD line of credit for Fiji for a co-generation power plant and upgrading the sugar industry and also a five million USD fund to develop its villages even as the two countries agreed to expand their Defence and Security cooperation.- PTI


Rabi Area Coverage Shows Improvement


As per Rabi Crops data released by Directorate of Economics & Statistics Ministry of Agriculture total area coverage under Rabi crops almost equals last year's sowing at 279.78 lakh hectares while Major Rabi crops sowing has shown improvement as on 21st November, 2014. The area under wheat sowing has slightly crossed last year's area. This year at 107.35 lakh hectare it is slightly .....

 


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Market Watch

In the age of online marketing farmers need to know current market information for production planning for further marketing which makes easy for the farmer to access larger markets. It is also equally important for other market participants in arriving at optimal trading decisions.

 

Weather

Weather and Climate plays an important role in India's much diversified agriculture. Crop planning and Agricultural growth directly depends on the weather. To go with a more scientific management of agricultural resources, India's Complete Meteorological Info and archived weather reports on Agriculture are presented here.

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