Record grain output in 2020; horticulture to grow too


Date & Time: 2020-02-15 15:48:51

Wheat production in the 2019-20 rabi season is estimated to be 6.27% higher than last year’s output, the NCML estimates showed. The output of rice is estimated to go up 5% from last year. Total foodgrain production is expected to increase 6.19% to 152.7 million tonnes. Horticulture output will also be more, according to the government’s first estimate