foodgrains

The production of kharif foodgrains estimated at 102.5 million tonnes during 1998 showed a marginal growth of 1.4 per cent over the production achieved (101.1 million tonnes) in 1997. The rabi foodgrains production for 1998-99 is expected to go up to 98.4 million tonnes compared to 91.3 million...

The Supreme Court on Thursday has finally told the Centre to distribute free foodgrains to the hungry people of the country instead of allowing them to rot in godowns or storehouses. The court added that the Government should take up long-term measures like establishing one large FCI large...

World to produce more foodgrains in 2008-09 The world is expected to produce more grains in 2008-09. The International Grains Council on Friday forecast global grain output at 1.694 billion metric tonnes in 2008-09, a 32-million-tonne increase from 2007-08’s record high production. IGC...