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Agri sections with minimum state intervention grow fastest, shows data

The data shows that over the past 10 years, not only horticulture but the production of eggs, meat, milk and also fruits and vegetables have been faster than conventional foodgrain

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In the broader foodgrain category, pulses are an exception as its production has risen by almost 48 per cent over 10 years

Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi
The Union government recently released the second Advance Estimates for horticulture production for 2020-21, which once again showed that output there has been higher than foodgrain.

The data shows that over the past 10 years, not only horticulture but the production of eggs, meat, milk and also fruits and vegetables have been faster than conventional foodgrain.

In the broader foodgrain category, pulses are an exception as its production has risen by almost 48 per cent over 10 years.

Interestingly, in all the crops where growth has been robust, government intervention in the form of direct

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