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India's agriculture growth seen slipping to 2.7% versus 5% in FY18

The country had produced 284.83 million tonne in the 2017-18 crop year

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Last Updated : Feb 28 2019 | 11:29 PM IST

India’s wheat production in the 2018-19 rabi season is expected to be 99.12 million tonnes, marginally less than 99.7 million tonnes last year, according to the fourth advanced estimates. Overall foodgrain production too is projected to fall slightly to 281.37 million tonne, as less rains brought down output.

The country had produced 284.83 million tonne in the 2017-18 crop year (July-June), according to the fourth advanced estimates.

However, according to the second advanced estimate of 2017-18, the foodgrain production in 2017-18 was 277.49 million tonnes.

The low kharif and rabi production also pulled down the overall agriculture gross domestic product numbers, according to

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