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Govt sets record 104.3 million tonne rice production target for 2021-22 kharif season
The government on Friday set a record rice production target of 104.3 million tonne for the kharif season of 2021-22 crop year (July-June).
Rice is the main crop grown in the kharif season, sowing of which begins with the onset of southwest monsoon from June.
In the kharif season last crop year, rice production was estimated to be at 103.75 million tonne against the target of 102.60 million tonne, as per the agriculture ministry’s second advance estimate.
Discussing with states about the preparedness for the forthcoming kharif season, Agriculture Commissioner S.K. Malhotra said southwest monsoon as a whole is likely to be normal this year as per the Met Department.
The rice production target for the 2021-22 kharif season is set…