 "Farmers, village, farming")
Growth in agriculture and allied activities recovered a bit to 2 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (2019-20 or FY20) from 0.1 per cent contraction in the last quarter (Q4FY19).
But, in Q1FY19, the farm sector had grown 5.1 per cent.
Farmers, however, could pin their hopes for a better future on the rising inflation rate in some crops at 5.9 per cent in the quarter under review. In the year-ago period, the inflation rate was 1.7 per cent.
“Food inflation has been rising in some crops. This has improved the
But, in Q1FY19, the farm sector had grown 5.1 per cent.
Farmers, however, could pin their hopes for a better future on the rising inflation rate in some crops at 5.9 per cent in the quarter under review. In the year-ago period, the inflation rate was 1.7 per cent.
“Food inflation has been rising in some crops. This has improved the
