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Top crops that saw declines in value included cotton, reflecting a shift of acreage into more permanent crops, and milk, where falling prices offset increased production, he said. Fresno County's increases were seen across a wide variety of products, from the grapes and almonds that remain the county's top-grossing agricultural products to other fruit and nut crops, vegetables and seed crops, Prieto said. The county's production growth also came despite losses of $21 million caused by poor...

He says rice is becoming a staple food in the country and its important the government encourage farmers to grow the crop locally instead of importing it. The Solomon Islands government and an advertising agency have provided equipment for some rice farmers. Sols government and an advertising agency provide equipment for rice farmers. Regional agriculture ministers in Marshalls to discuss increasing food production. Fiji police say 16 cases filed over alleged assault by military. The Voice...

Ramesh said several steps are being taken by the government to increase export of Basmati rice. India is global leader in Basmati rice. They include providing assistance to Indian exporters for undertaking publicity campaign, mounting trade delegations abroad, participation in international fairs, buyer-seller meets and providing financial assistance to exporters for improving quality, packaging and brand promotion. They include providing assistance to Indian exporters for undertaking...

The most important thing is that the prices of agriculture product would increase and how much benefit the farmers would take and what facilities would be provided to them. This is a matter of happiness that the investors from outside the state signed MOU on large scale and the government was successful in luring the investors. But whether this would directly help farmers or not, it is not cleared. The investors have shown their interest in agriculture based business like Ratanjot, food...

Quang Tri's armed forces help farmers save rice from floods. The officers and men have been ordered to prioritise families of social policy beneficiaries and families in difficulties. Nhan Dan - Armed forces in Quang Tri province have helped farmers in the remote district of Quang Lang to save rice due to be harvested from floods caused by heavy rains in mid-May. Accordingly, 600 officers and men from armed force units, including the provincial Military Command, Borderguard and Police,...