Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, Jul 27, 2009
ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs
Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, Jul 27, 2009 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs |
|
|
|
|
|
Agri-Biz & Commodities
-
Rice Assam situation 
Rice production may fall by 50%: A farmer preparing his agricultural fields in Topatoli village in Morigaon in Assam on Sunday. The State Agriculture Department has sought help from the public asking them to face the drought-like crisis. The Assam Agriculture Minister, Mr Pramila Rani Brahma, informed the media that the rice production may fall by 50 per cent if the conditions do not improve. The agriculture department has taken up a contingency plan for pre-rabi and rabi crops. The scheme will cover five lakh hectares of land which is utilised for sali crops. The State had recorded 40 lakh tonnes rice production last year against the demand of 39.5 lakh tonnes. The State has already recorded 34 per cent deficit rai More Stories on : Rice
Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page
|
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | The Hindu ePaper | Business Line | Business Line ePaper | Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | The Hindu Images | Home |
Copyright © 2009, The
Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu Business Line
|