Foodgrain production reaches record 241.6 million tonnes
Agriculture Minister Shri Sharad Pawar today announced that, as per the latest crop estimates, the foodgrain production in 2010-11 reached a record level of 241.6 million tonnes.
The country's foodgrain production is projected to grow by 0.6 per cent to 247.6 million tonnes in 2012-13 as against 246.2 million tonnes in 2011-12.