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Padmaparna Ghosh 01:15 AM | October 02,2009
Asia will require the biggest chunk of investment in irrigation efficiency, says an Ifpri report
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Lucy Hornby and Niu Shuping / Reuters 07:06 PM | August 19,2009
India has built up sufficient grain stocks for the time being, but the uneven rainfall has raised concerns about the global food and grain stocks, said Joachim von Braun, director general of the IFPRI
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Rasul Bailay 08:55 PM | July 21,2009
Involved with rural retailing for many years, DSCL vice-chairman and managing director Vikram Shriram says purchasing power of rural India is growing
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02:08 PM | December 01,2008
By 2020, rice prices would rise by 13%, wheat by 15% and maize by 27%; in the past few months, prices of major cereals have fallen by 30 - 40% as a result of the economic slowdown
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Farm Truths | Himanshu 10:48 PM | October 21,2008
Although the report presents a disappointing picture, it does not provide a correct assessment of hunger and malnutrition across states and for the country as a whole
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PTI 10:28 PM | October 14,2008
India is home to the world’s largest food insecure population, with more than 200 million people who are hungry
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PTI 11:32 AM | October 14,2008
Country lags behind Pakistan and Nepal, although hunger rate has fallen marginally
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PTI 11:01 AM | October 12,2008
Global food institute chief foresees lower demand for farm output due to crisis, but asserts food and nutrition security of poor remian a concern
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02:30 PM | June 29,2008
Farmers can earn from supermarket chains provided they make more up-front investment and meet greater demands for quality, consistency and volume compared with traditional markets
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Saumya Roy 10:30 PM | May 06,2008
Organized retailers are able to buy large volumes of products at low cost and sell the same at low margins
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