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India needs to hike domestic fertiliser output to offset unstable market: Economist

October 21, 2024 admin

Dr. Nicholas Sitko | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Senior Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Nicholas Sitko, said India has to increase its own fertiliser production capacity as the situation in Ukraine and West Asia is likely to remain unstable. Dr. Sitko, who was in New Delhi in connection…

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High import duties; resisting pressure to open agricultural sector important to ensure India’s food security: GTRI

January 1, 2024 admin

Maintaining high import duties on sensitive agricultural commodities like rice and resisting pressure to open up the domestic sector to low tariffs will be crucial for preserving India’s self-sufficiency and ensuring food security for its population, a report said on January 1. Economic think tank GTRI (Global Trade Research Initiative) in its report said that…

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India’s rise unstoppable, to become 3rd largest economy by turn of decade: Dhankhar

February 24, 2023 admin

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said India is a rising star in the global economy primarily due to agriculture and agri-based industry, and stressed that the country’s rise is “unstoppable”. Addressing the 61st convocation of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Mr. Dhankhar said: “In September 2022,…

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