India Reports Record 8% Growth in Foodgrain Output

Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that there has been a record growth rate of eight percent in total foodgrain output. Mr Chouhan said this after releasing the final estimates of crop production for 2024-25 in New Delhi today. The Minister said that India has witnessed an increase of over 106 million tonnes in total foodgrain output over the last 10 years. He said that rice production in the country has reached a record level of one thousand 501 lakh tonnes, hi...