India targets bumper Kharif crop yield |
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare of India, which fixes target for the production of food grains in the country annually, has set up the target of 290.25 million tons of food grains production for the 2018-19. Official sources say. The production of food grains in the country has been estimated at 284.83 million tons (4th Advance Estimates) for 2017-18. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the rainfall in the country was normal (-9%) during South-West monsoon season (June to September 2018). The production of food grains in the country during Kharif season 2018 has been estimated at 141.59 million tons (1st Advance Estimates) against 140.73 million tons (4thAdvance Estimates) during kharif 2017, which is higher by 0.86 million tons.
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