India has been taking steps to address the high number of farmers in India who are killing themselves.

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On 1 January, 2013, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, formally implemented a rule which stipulates that every package containing food derived from products of biotechnology shall bear at the top of its principal display panel the letters “GM.”

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According to The Hindu Business Line, though sources at the National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) attribute it to the lower consumption on account of Thai Poosam, the price cut is seen by the industry as a move to boost consumption.

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Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.51 3/4, up 22 1/2 cents; May 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.39 1/4, up 22 1/2 cents; Mar 13 Soybean Meal closed at USD421.60, up USD7.20; Mar 13 Soybean Oil closed at 52.43, up 75 points.

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Growing sweet potato and ginger used to be a tortuous experience for Ramesh Patel.

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Sugar output in India, the biggest producer after Brazil, is set to decline in the year from October as domestic prices fall on cheaper imports and dry weather curbs planting, the Indian Sugar Mills Association said.

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Aditya Mishra, a commodity expert, told The Hindu Business Line that prices of a few ingredients have come down but it hasn't made any major impact on the cost of production.

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Farmers claim that the existing wholesale price of Rs. 3.40 is forcing them to incur loss due to high cost of production, in a season that used to be profitable in yesteryears.

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Sugar output in India, the biggest producer after Brazil, is set to decline in the year from October as domestic prices fall on cheaper imports and dry weather curbs planting, the Indian Sugar Mills Association said.

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Genetically modified crops should first be made to go through preliminary tests and tried on a small scale before they are put to large scale use, Prof Krishna Dronamraju, president, Foundation for Genetic Research, Houston, USA, has said.

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Poultry industry in the State finds itself in the middle of an unprecedented crisis, thanks to ‘exorbitant’ rise in prices of feed and absence of commensurate increase in prices of birds and eggs.

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A continuous fall in soyameal mainly led feed prices down, said Aditya Mishra, a commodity expert.

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Calling upon the scientific community to double its efforts in harnessing science to meet challenges in food, nutrition and water, renowned agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan said here on Monday that science could lead to “evergreen revolution in agriculture” aimed at increasing productivity without associated ecological or social harm.

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Average per capita consumption of egg is only 52 per year in India against 349 in China.

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Dismissing Parliamentary panel's suggestion to halt all field trials of GM crops, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said the government can't take "luxurious decision of banning" them because such kind of farm research is important for ensuring food security.

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Flour millers and biscuit makers are set to gain with the government planning to lower wheat prices sold under the open market sales scheme (OMSS).

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The transformation of agriculture must be top priority of public policies, including those on science and technology, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Thursday.

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India, the largest banana producing country in the world, is vying for a bigger share of the global market.

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The National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA), a pilot project to help dryland farmers, has shown good results.

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A decreasing acreage coupled with negligible carryover stock might firm up tobacco prices.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said transformation of the agricultural sector should be the top priority of the country’s public policies including those on science and technology.

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India, the largest banana producing country in the world, is vying for a bigger share of the global market.

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Eminent agri-scientist M S Swaminathan on Wednesday said he will soon start a malnutrition-free programme to fight hunger and undernourishment in the state.

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Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL), a subsidiary of Godrej Industries Limited (GIL), has announced that Temasek, an investment company based in Singapore, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 19.99% stake in GAVL for a consideration of Rs. 572 crore.

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The Indian poultry producing company Venkateshwara Hatcheries, also known as Venky’s has invested in Petersime equipment for its new hatchery in Tamil Nadu, India.

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On Thursday, there was a mass uprising among farmers in delta districts against the Union government for allegedly giving step-motherly treatment to Tamil Nadu farmers by not pressuring Karnataka to release Cauvery water to salvage the dying samba crops.

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The agriculture sector witnessed record foodgrains output of 257.44 million tonnes in this year enabling the country to become world's largest rice exporter for the first time, but the monsoon played spoilsport dashing farmers' hopes of an encore in 2013.

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There's no fracking in Rajasthan, but hydraulic fracturing (to give it is proper name) has drastically changed the landscape of one of the poorest places on earth.

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A one day farmers training programme on “Bee keeping and crop production” was held at the Top Chingtha Community Hall, Yairipok today.

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With the state government making it clear that it was not possible to provide seven hour power supply to the agriculture sector in the Rabi season, paddy farmers are in a dilemma.

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Sugarcane cultivators from Xeldem, Quepem, are an exasperated lot.

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Caught in an upward spiral since six years, milk prices may fall for the first time by up to 5% or Rs 1 - 2 per litre owing to oversupply driven by lucrative prices.

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Egg prices in India have not risen as predicted at the onset of winter, putting poultry farmers in a difficult position.

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"In spite of the legal requirements, payment of minimum wages is an issue in the agriculture sector in general, and seed production in particular, in India," says a report on agricultural wages released on December 12 in the US and the Netherlands.

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On Nov 21, 2012, the Government of India revised its tariff rate quota on skim milk powder to permit imports up to 10,000 MT at a 15 per cent tariff rate.

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ABCA, a division of AB Agri, the Agricultural Group of Associated British Foods plc. (ABF), is participated at Poultry India exhibition,held recently in Hyderabad.

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PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited is looking at increasing the contract farming of potato and doubling its potato procurement to 480,000 tonne in five years.

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The sudden death of 38 cranes in the wetlands (salt pans) close to Victor village in Rajula range of Amreli district has raised fears of a return of the deadly bird flu virus.

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BASF is showcasing its extensive range of products, solutions, and concepts for more efficient and sustainable animal nutrition at this year’s Poultry India show in Hyderabad, India on November 28-30, 2012.

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The government of the Indian state of Kerala has announced their plans to build a modern chicken hatchery and a farmers’ facilitation centre in Konni as part of a project to help widows in the region.

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Tamil Nadu's counsel in the Cauvery case C S Vaidyanathan on Monday said there has been a huge shortfall in the release of Cauvery water by upper riparian Karnataka.

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The Punjab government is likely to roll out the state's first agriculture policy by mid- December, aimed to make farming profession economically viable by suggesting measures to raise farmers' dwindling income and promote crop diversification.

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Global rice production for 2012 is forecast to outpace consumption in 2012/13, resulting in an upward revision of 5 million tonnes in 2013 closing inventories, according to a new forecast by FAO's Rice Market Monitor (RMM) issued today.

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The central government has told the Supreme Court that it could not achieve the goal of reducing the number of hungry people by half without taking recourse to genetically modified (GM) crops, which could herald the second green revolution in the country.

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Changes in feed ingredients has been marginal with Soyameal prices increasing marginally by Rs 10 and quoted at Rs 2,960 a quintal, according to The Hindu Business Line.

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Sugarcane farmers' agitation enters ninth day.

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The state government of Tamil Nadu has imposed a ban on trucks transporting poultry feed from the neighbouring state Karnataka following a recent outbreak of bird flu in turkeys.

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The poultry industry in the India state of Karnataka is losing hundreds of thousands of euros waiting for its neighbour state Kerala to lift its poultry ban following an outbreak of bird flu.

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AB Vista is participating in the sixth annual Poultry India show, taking place in the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad from 28 to 30 November.

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More reports emerging from the World Dairy Summit this week predict India to become biggest dairying nation within 10 years according to the International Dairy Federation.

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