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 Agriculture


'Agrochemicals market to cross Rs 25K cr mark by 2015'
SME Times News Bureau | 11 May, 2012
Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 15 per cent, the agrochemicals sector in India is likely to cross Rs 25,000 crore mark by 2015, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said.
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Spice exporters facing stiff competition: Scindia
SME Times News Bureau | 08 May, 2012
Indian spice exporters are facing stiff competition from their global peers, particularly those from countries like Vietnam, Guatemala and China, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.
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Punjab wheat procurement crosses 100 lakh tonnes
SME Times News Bureau | 05 May, 2012
Wheat procurement in Punjab has crossed the 100 lakh tonnes mark during the current season, state food and supplies officials said in Chandigarh on Friday.
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Punjab, Haryana procure over 150 lakh tonnes wheat
SME Times News Bureau | 02 May, 2012
With the procurement season in full swing, government agencies in Punjab and Haryana have procured over 150 lakh tonnes of wheat, food and supplies officials said in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
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Pawar complains to PM on cotton, sugar exports
SME Times News Bureau | 12 Apr, 2012
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the ban on cotton exports would have an adverse impact on farmers.
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Govt should allow processing of pulses for exports
SME Times News Bureau | 07 Apr, 2012
The Indian government should allow at least the processing of imported raw pulses for export markets so that the domestic milling industry occupies the slots now occupied by units located in neighbouring and other countries, said an official of the industry association.
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Tea makers fear lacklustre exports
Mithun Dasgupta | 28 Mar, 2012
Indian tea exporters see little chance of a rise in the export of the brew in 2012 compared to last year, with the continuing Iran payment crisis and deficient rainfall in India's northeast likely to hit production.
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Govt allows additional 1 MT of sugar exports
SME Times News Bureau | 27 Mar, 2012
The government has allowed another one million tonnes of sugar exports, bringing the total approved so far to 3 million tonne, reports media.
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India concerned over China's ban on agri imports
SME Times News Bureau | 22 Mar, 2012
India has raised concern over China's ban on imports of agricultural products, including Indian basmati rice, fruits and vegetables, arguing that there is not "sufficient scientific evidences" in support of the move.
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Pawar, Modi criticise ban on cotton exports, write to PM
SME Times News Bureau | 06 Mar, 2012
Expressing their concern over the ban on cotton exports, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi separately criticised the Centre's decision on Monday to ban exports of all grades of cotton with immediate effect.
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