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30 Mt More Wheat Output Needed: Ajit Singh

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Agriculture minister Ajit Singh has said that wheat production will have to stepped up by about 30 million tonne to achieve an annual output level of 109 million tonne by 2020.

The quality of wheat, too, will have to be improved to suit the production of ready-to-cook items and other value-added products.

Inaugurating the 40th all India wheat researchers

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First Published: Aug 23 2001 | 12:00 AM IST

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