India has announced that it is to export around one lakh tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan and Lebanon under the government to government (G2G) arrangement.
10 April 2020 Current Affairs:India has announced that it is to export around one lakh tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan and Lebanon under the government to government (G2G) arrangement. India is expecting a record wheat production of 106.21 million tonnes in 2020 against 2.61 million tonnes more than 2019 output.
Highlights:
♦ National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) is to export 50,000 tonnes to Afghanistan and 40,000 tonnes to Lebanon through a diplomatic route.
♦ India has been producing more than 100 million tonnes in the past 3 years and there is surplus wheat in granaries to feed the country.
♦ Ministry of Agriculture is taking various measures to export surplus farm produce which can boost farmers' income.
♦ The Indian government has also been exporting wheat to African and Asian countries on the humanitarian ground under the G2G arrangement.
Highlights:
♦ National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) is to export 50,000 tonnes to Afghanistan and 40,000 tonnes to Lebanon through a diplomatic route.
♦ India has been producing more than 100 million tonnes in the past 3 years and there is surplus wheat in granaries to feed the country.
♦ Ministry of Agriculture is taking various measures to export surplus farm produce which can boost farmers' income.
♦ The Indian government has also been exporting wheat to African and Asian countries on the humanitarian ground under the G2G arrangement.