Haryana Agriculture University to develop new whea
The Hisar-based Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University has signed an agreement with the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) for evaluation of germ plasm. The University's Research Director R. P. Narwal said on Wednesday that agricultural production had been severely aff
Global coffee exports up 7.1%
Global coffee exports during the calendar 2011 rose 7.1 per cent on year to 103.7 million bags (1 bag = 60 kg), according to the International Coffee Organisation's latest export data. Exports in 2010 were at 96.8 mbags. Coffee exports during the first three months of the current coffee year that be
FAO sees record rice output for India
India's rice output in the current crop year ending June is seen at 103.0 million tonnes (mt), implying an eight per cent area-driven increase from a year ago and an all-time high level, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said in its latest report on Tuesday. "The anticipated growth follows a fav