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Why is the price of rice rising across the country? | Explained

The central government issued an advisory to States asking farmers to shift to short-duration crops or less-water-intensive crops like pulses and millets. In June, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said: “Changing crop strategy in rain-fed areas has become the need of the hour”

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