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    Sri Lanka to Launch Blended Financing Facility to Support Smallholder Farmers

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    APEDA Facilitates Historic Export of Indian Pomegranates to Australia

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    Sri Lanka Faces Rising Child Malnutrition Amid Controversial Import Tax Decisions

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    Cabinet Approves Progressive Expansion of ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’

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    Seeds of Resilience: Recognizing Women Farmers in India

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    FAO’s GAP Programme Boosts Sri Lankan Agriculture Amid Economic Crisis

    Funded by the United Nations Sri Lanka Sustainable Development Goal Fund, the Good Agricultural Practices programme supports vegetable farmers in commercializing their produce and...
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    Modi Highlights Women Empowerment at Lakhpati Didi Sammelan

    Modi highlighted the massive financial outlay of over Rs 6,000 crore allocated to women’s SHGs across the nation and emphasized how these funds are...
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    Bold, New Chapter in India’s Vision for Agricultural and Economic Transformation: Narendra Modi

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    Vice President Calls for Farmer-Led Agri-Business Revolution at Goa’s ICAR-CCARI Meet

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    Sri Lanka: NEXT Workers Demand Answers, Consultation Over Abrupt Factory Closure

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    Vice President Calls for Farmer-Led Agri-Business Revolution at Goa’s ICAR-CCARI Meet

    Dhankhar urged farmers to see themselves as entrepreneurs with the potential to drive rural economies. He underscored the importance of participating in the input chain of agriculture (fertilizers, pesticides, machinery) and the output chain including storage, processing, and retail.
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    Sri Lanka: NEXT Workers Demand Answers, Consultation Over Abrupt Factory Closure

    Anto Marcus, Secretary General of the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Union, confirmed that the company failed to consult workers as mandated by their collective agreement.
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