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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86746, member: 27"] A massive procurement surge just rewired India’s pulses game and flipped the script on imports. Procurement numbers flip the script [LIST] [*]Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan contrasted the UPA with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s record. [*]During the UPA’s decade, only 6 lakh metric tonnes were picked up. [*]The Modi government snapped up 1 crore 92 lakh metric tonnes. [*]Tur, masoor, and urad will see a full government buyback. [/LIST] Full buyback promise to farmers [LIST] [*]Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan guaranteed total procurement of key pulses. [*]The Centre will take whatever quantity growers bring to market. [*]Tur refers to pigeon pea in official listings. [*]Masoor and urad are covered under the same pledge. [/LIST] Productivity gap and turnaround push [LIST] [*]Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan flagged India’s 38 percent cultivation share. [*]Production sat at just 28 percent globally. [*]Old seed stock and rough weather dragged yields down. [*]By 2021 to 22, output hit 27.30 million tonnes. [/LIST] Self-reliance mission rollout [LIST] [*]Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan outlined the Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission. [*]Improved seeds and higher replacement rates are part of the plan. [*]Farmers receive training, mini-kits, and demo plots. [*]Dal mill setup support reaches Rs 25 lakh. [/LIST] Infrastructure fund buildout [LIST] [*]Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan cited the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. [*]Fund value crosses Rs 1 lakh crore. [*]Warehouses, Cold Storages, and Processing Centres were set up. [*]Modern storage trimmed losses by 5 to 15 percent. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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