sales increased by 30% as a result of the declaration of the International Year of Millets

The Agricultural and Processed Exports Development Authority (APEDA), based on input from exporters, reported that sales of millets, both domestically and internationally, have increased by approximately 30% since the designation of the International Year of Millets in 2023. The prominence of millet goods in supermarkets has also expanded, as has knowledge of millets and their…

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SEA projects that mustard production would reach a record 115.25 lakh tonnes

The Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India predicts that the production of the rapeseed­mustard crop will be around 115.25 lakh tonnes (lt) in 2022-­23. In 2021–2022, SEA anticipated that the crop would be 110 lt. On announcing the all-India estimate for the rapeseed-mustard crop in 2022–2023, SEA stated that India is on track to produce…

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Before harvest, the weather poses a hazard to Indian winter crops

Ahead of the start of the harvest for plants that have already experienced some heat stress, industry, and meteorological department officials warned that untimely rains and hailstorms could harm India’s important winter-sown crops including wheat, rapeseed, and chickpeas. The central, northern, and western areas of India, which are important growth regions, have been cautioned by…

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