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It looks like China can't completely shun U.S.soybeans as at least a few cargoes of Americansuppliesheadtoitsshores.
Thecrophasbeenthrustintothecenteroftradewarbetweenthetwonations.Chinaslappedretaliatorytariffsof25percentonAmericanshipments,sendingbuyersfromtheAsiancountryrushingtoBrazilforsupplies. But even though the South Americancountry is the world's largest exporter, it's stillunlikelytomeetChina'svoraciousappetitealone.
Brazil'ssupplieswillstarttotightenbyOctober,aftermonthsofrecordshipments.That'salsojustaboutthetimethatU.S.cropgatheringisunderfullswing.With no other growers really exporting enough tosatisfyChina'sdemand,thenationwilllikelyeitherbuyfromtheU.S.orsufferthroughashortage.“We will start to see more business being done”betweentheU.S.andChina,saidMarkSchultz,chiefmarket analyst for Northstar Commodity inMinneapolis.“Itmaynevergettolevelsweenjoyed,butit'sgoingtobebetterthannone.”
China is the world's biggest soybean buyer and
Despite tariffs, U.S. soy is still headed to China
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Asthetradewarchangedbuyingpatterns,pricesfortheoilseedsurgedinBrazil,whilefuturesintheU.S.tumbled. Evenwith thesemoves, the tariffs meanthat Brazil soybeans are still cheaper for Chinesebuyers than American supplies, Paulo Sousa,Wayzata-basedCargillInc.'sgraindirectorforLatinAmerica,saidatanindustryeventthisweek.
It'shardtooverestimatejusthowhugeChinaiswhenitcomestothesoybeantrade.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture has predicted that China's soybeanimportswillfallto95millionmetrictonsinthe2018-2019season,thefirstdeclinein15years.Evenwiththedrop,that'sstillabout60percentoftotalglobalshipments.
Brazil'sexports for theseasonareestimatedat75milliontons.EvenifChinasucksupallthatonitsown,thecountryisstillfacingagapof20milliontonsitneedstobuyfromsomewhere.
Itmaybealmostimpossibletomeetthatimportneed
withoutbuyingfromtheU.S.,whichisexpectedtoship55.5million tons.Argentina, forecast as thenext-biggestexporter,isonlyprojectedtosupply8milliontons,USDAdatashow.
There'salreadyevidence thatChina is stilldoingsomebuying fromtheU.S.ThebulkcarrierBetisdepartedGavilonGroupLLC'sexport terminal inKalama, Washington, for Shanghai on July 29,carrying the first cargo of American soybeansdestinedforChinainthreeweeks,accordingtoareport published by the U.S. Department ofAgriculture.
Tomeetitsdemand,Chinawilllikelyneedtoimportat least 10 million tons of U.S. soybeans, JiangBoheng,analystwithLuzhengFuturesCo.Ltd.,saidinatelephoneinterviewfromShandong.
Otheranalystspegthenumberevenhigher.PedroDejneka, a partner at Chicago-based MDCommodities, said that unless China reduces itsdemand for soybean crushing aggressively, thecountrymayimportatleast15milliontonsfromtheU.S.bytheendof2018.
Soy alternativesStill, therearesomesignsthatChina is lookingforalternatives to U.S. supplies, such as reducing itssoybeanuse.Thecountrycouldloweritsimportsbymorethan10milliontonsin2018throughmeasuresincludingusing low-proteindiet formula inanimalfeed, the official XinhuaNewsAgency reportedonAug.5.Thenationcouldalsoboostpurchasesofpalmkernel,sunflowerandrapeseedmealsinplaceofsoy,Xinhuasaid.
Chinacouldalsodrawfromits“significant”soybeanstockpiles instead of importing from the U.S.,according to Soren Schroder, the chief executiveofficerofagriculturegiantBungeLtd.
UnlesstheU.S.andChinacometoatraderesolution,theAsiancountry“willcontinuetobuythosebeansin Brazil,” Schroder said in a telephone interview.“Chinainanormalyearwouldtakeover20milliontonsofU.S.soybeansinthefourthandfirstquarter.ThatwillbeaholeinU.S.exportsthatwillbedifficulttofillwithotherbusiness.”
Butsuppliesfrominventorycanonlylastforsolong.High stockpiles, coupledwith ample imports from
Brazil between July and September, should keepsuppliessufficientthroughOctober,accordingtoareport by the China National Grain and OilsInformation Center. Chinese buyers have onlypurchased 30 percent of their needs forOctoberloading and half for September, according toCNGOIC,whichsaidthecountryrunstheriskofashortageinthefourthquarter.
“Chinawill buy at least some soybeans from theU.S.,” Karl Setzer, a market analyst for MaxYieldCooperativeinWestBend,Iowa,saidbyemail.“Itisverydifficult tosaywhenthiswillhappen.But ifthey do, it will likely be once the U.S. harvest istakingplaceasthatisusuallywhensoybeansarethecheapest.”
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MSP for Kharif Crops
Government announces minimum support prices(MSPs) for 22 mandated crops and fair andremunerativeprice(FRP)forsugarcaneonthebasisof recommendations of the Commission forAgricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), afterconsidering the views of State Governments andCentral Ministries/Departments concerned andother relevant factors.Themandatedcropsare14crops of the kharif season viz. paddy, jowar, bajra,maize,ragi,arhar,moong,urad,groundnut-in-shell,soyabean, sunflower, sesamum, nigerseed andcotton; 6 rabi crops viz. wheat, barley, gram,masur(lentil),rapeseed/mustardandsafflowerandtwoothercommercialcropsviz. juteandcopra. Inaddition, theMSPsof toriaandde-huskedcoconutarefixedonthebasisoftheMSPsofardandcopra,respectively.Governmenthasannounceditshistoricdecisionon04.07.2018tofixMSPatalevelofat least150percentofthecostofproductionforkharifcrops2018-19whichredeems thepromisemade in theUnionBudgetfor2018-19.TheMSPsfixedbyGovernment,costandreturnsoverall-Indiaweightedaveragecostofproductionofcropsfor2017-18and2018-19isatAnnexure.Cost of production varies in differentstatesonaccountofdifferenceinlevelsofirrigation,resource endowment, farm mechanization, landholdingsize,yieldofcropsetc.From time to time, some farmers and farmers'organizations have been agitating and makingcertaindemandslikeincreaseinMinimumSupportPrices (MSPs) for agricultural crops and other
agriculturalpolicies.RecentincreaseinMSPofKharifcropsatalevelofatleast150percentofthecostofproductionwillensureremunerativepricetofarmers.Governmenthas taken several steps to provide remunerativepricestofarmersfortheirproducewhichincludeimplementing e-National AgricultureMarket andframingmodelAgriculturalProduceandLivestockMarketing(PromotionandFacilitation)Act,2017,promotingFarmersProducerOrganization (FPO)and stepping up the levels of procurement forpulses and oilseeds through the Price SupportScheme(PSS).PSSisimplementedattherequestofthe state government concernedwhich agrees toexempt the procured commodities from levy ofmanditax&otherstateduties.Thebasicobjectivesof PSS are to provide remunerative prices to thegrowersfortheirproducewithaviewtoencouragehigherinvestmentandproductionandtosafeguardtheinterestoftheconsumersbymakingavailablesupplies at reasonable price with low cost ofintermediation. Under PSS, payments to thefarmersaremadestrictlythroughRealTimeGrossSettlement (RTGS)/National Electronic FundTransfer(NEFT)andaccountpayeechequebytheprocuringagencieswithinthreedaysofpurchaseoftheirproduce.
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ANNEXUREMinimumSupportPrices(MSPs)andReturnoverCostofProduction
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50.011861 1900 2.10 1931 289765.363318 5450 64.26 3432 567550.004286 5575 30.07 4650 697562.893265 5400 65.39 3438 5600
22.713276 4020 50.015150343354504320
50.003159 4450 40.87 3260 489050.013481 4100 17.78 3592 538850.012121 3050 43.80 2266 3399
50.014067 5300 30.32 4166 624950.013912 4050 3.53 3918 5877
*Includesallpaidoutcostssuchasthoseincurredonaccountofhiredhumanlabour,bullocklabour/machinelabour,rentpaidforleasedinland,expensesincurredonuseofmaterialinputslikeseeds,fertilizers,manures,irrigationcharges,depreciationonimplementsandfarmbuildings,interestonworkingcapital,diesel/electricityforoperationofpumpsetsetc,miscellaneousexpenses&imputedvalueoffamilylabour.^CostisnotseparatelycompiledforPaddy(GradeA),Jowar(Maldandi)&Cotton(longstaple).
ThisInformationwasgivenbytheMinisterofStateforMinistryofAgriculture&FarmersWelfareShriGajendraSinghShekhawat
Why Soy-Based Foods Are A Must For Menopausal Women
Accordingtoananimalstudy,soyproteininfoodhasthe ability to counter the negative effects ofmenopause and its affects on bone andmetabolichealth.
HighlightsSoybasedfoodcanregulatecholesterollevelsSoy-basedfoodsareagreatsourceof-dfatSoy-basedfoodscanhelpinlosingweight
Womenwhoareundergoingmenopausetendtohaveweaker bones. They aremore prone to conditionslike osteoporosis, weight gain and decreasedphysical activity. According to an animal studyconducted by researchers from University ofMissouri, soy protein in food has the ability tocounter the negative effects ofmenopause and itsaffectsonboneandmetabolichealth.Proteininsoycanalsobehelpfulinstrengtheningbonesinwomenwhohavenotyetreachedmenopause.ANIreportsPamelaHinton,Professorofnutritionandexercisephysiology as saying that findings of the studysuggestthatmenopausalwomencanhavestrongerbonesby including soy-basedwhole foods in theirdiet. Instance of soy-based foods include tofu, soy
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SoyproteincanbehelpfulinpreventingbonelossinmenopausalwomenAspartofthestudy,effectsofsoyandcorn-baseddiets were studies on rats which were bredselectivelytohavelowerfitnesslevels.Itwasfoundthat tibia bones of rats that were fed with soyproteinwerestrongerascomparedtoratswhichwere fed with corn-based diet. This wasirrespective of the status of their ovarianhormones.
Also read: Here's How A Plant-Based Diet CanBenefitsDiabetesPatientsTheresearchersfoundthatthetibiabonesoftheratsthatwerefedsoywerestrongercomparedtothe rats who were fed the corn-based diet,regardless of ovarian hormone status. Moreover,theyfoundthatthesoy-baseddietalsoimprovedthemetabolic function of the rats bothwith andwithoutovaries.
Here are other benefits of soy-based foods youcannotmiss1. Soy may contribute to reduction in LDL (bad)cholesterolinthebody.Itcanthusbebeneficialforhearthealth.Soy-basedfoodscanreducecholesterollevelsinthebody2.Eatingsoyisagreatwaytoincreaseplant-basedproteininyourdiet.Itcanbeagreatsourceofproteinfor vegetarians and vegans. Soy protein can alsocontributetoregulatingbloodpressure.3.Soyfoodsarelowinsaturatedfatsascomparedtoanimalprotein.4. Eating soy-based foods can increase your fibreintake.Eatingfoodsrichinfibrecanpromoteweight
lossandimprovegastrointestinalhealth.Soy-richfoodssuchgreensoybeans,soynutsandsoyflourcanincreaseyourintakeoffibre.Eatingsoy-basedfoodscanhelpinweightloss5. Soy-based foods are a great source ofpolyunsaturatedfat.Thisisconsideredtobegoodfatbeneficialforhearthealth.6.Soy-basedfoodsarerichinomega-3fattyacids.Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce risk ofcardiovasculardiseases.7.Soy-basedfoodsarerichinB-vitamins,iron,zincandantioxidants.8. They are a good source of isoflavonesphytochemicals. These phytochemicals preventbonelossinmenopausalwomen.
Chennai: With an increase in the incidence ofosteoporosis inwomen, diet and supplementationnecessarytomaintainbonestrengthissignificant.Anewstudyhasinvestigatedtheimpactofdietarysoyonbonestrengthinpostmenopausalwomenandit reveals that eating more soy might strengthenbonesinwomenofallages.
ThestudyconductedbyresearchersoftheUniversityofMissouriinColumbiatestedhowalterationsindietmayimpactresilienceinbonesinwoman,especiallythe effect of soy-based proteins were tested. ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalBoneReports.
Afterfeedingasoy-baseddiettohalfoftheratsandacorn-based diet of equal calories to the remainingonesfor30days,researchersfoundthatthelegbonesofsoy-fedratswerestrongerthanthebonesoftherats that were fed a corn-based diet. The bloodsamples, bone strength test andbody compositionassessmentconfirmedthebonestrengthalterations.Lead author of the study Pamela Hinton said thestudy showed that women might improve bonestrengthbyaddingsomesoy-basedwholefoodstotheir diet. Soy proteins such as foods found invegetariandiets,couldhelpstrengthenbones.
Thereductioninbonedensityisacommonproblemwitnessedinpostmenopausalwomeninthecountry
andvariousfactorssuchasaging,reducedactivitylevelsandweightgainleadtoareductioninbonestrength and impact metabolism negatively.Osteoporosisandboneweaknessincreasestheriskof fractures,whicheffects inactivity,exacerbatingtheissuefurther.Thesoy-basedimprovementwasseen in rats with and without ovaries, whichindicates that even in postmenopausal womenbonestrengthandstiffnesswillimprovewithsoy-baseddiets.
What is osteoporosis?Osteoporosismeans“porousbone”.Viewedunderamicroscope,healthybonelookslikeahoneycomb.Whenosteoporosisoccurs,theholesandspacesinthe honeycomb are much larger than in healthybone.Osteoporoticboneshavelostdensityormassand contain abnormal tissue structure. As bonesbecomelessdense,theyweakenandaremorelikelytobreak.Theconditioncharacterizedbyadecreaseinthedensityofbone,decreasingitsstrengthandresulting in fragile bones. Osteoporosis literallyleadstoabnormallyporousbonethatiscompressible,likeasponge.(Source:Internet)
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Area under soybean up 10 percent this yearWiththemonsoonarrivingattherighttime,theareaunder soybean has gone up by 10% this year to111.734 lakh hectare with farmers completingsowingoperationsinthree-and-a-halfweeks.Atrendoffarmersshowingpreferenceforsoybeanhas been seen this season after cotton crop wasattackedbyPinkBollwormlastyear.
Withthemonsoonarrivingattherighttime,theareaunder soybean has gone up by 10% this year to111.734 lakh hectare with farmers completingsowing operations in three-and-a-half weeks.FarmerscommencedsowingoperationsonJune15andcompletedthemonJuly10.Atrendoffarmersshowingpreferenceforsoybeanhasbeenseenthisseason after cotton crop was attacked by PinkBollwormlastyear.AccordingtodatagatheredbytheSoybeanProcessorsAssociationofIndia(Sopa),theall-Indiaareaunderacreagehasincreasedby10%.Lastyear,thetotalareaundersoybeanwas101.561lakhhectare.
DuringtheperiodfromAugust3-12,2018,twoSopateamsconductedafieldsurveyofsoybeanCropin23districts of Madhya Pradesh, 12 districts ofMaharashtra,and6districtsofRajasthan.DNPathak,executivedirector,Sopa,saidsincethecropisatsuchastage that itwouldbe toopremature togiveanyproduction estimates at this time except that thecondition is good and there are no major pest ordisease attacks.” Overall, the soybean crop is innormal condition and farmers are sprayinginsecticide at the right time, maintaining a goodcontrol over insects and diseases,” he said, addingthatweedsarealsoundercontrolbyinter-culturalpracticesandchemicaluses.
However,around5-10%lightsoilareasofMadhyaPradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have beenaffectedduetomoisturestressduringthefloweringandpodformationstage.Thiswillaffecttheyields,Pathakpointedout.InMaharashtra,inter-croppingwithredgramhasbeenseeninlargetracts.Duringthesurvey,somewaterstresswasseeninsmallareasin MP, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, causing poorvegetativegrowth.Thiswillhaveadverseaffectontheyields,thoughsmall,hesaid.However,rainshave
beenreportedafterthesurveyinalltheareasandthereislikelytobenofurtherdamage,headded.InIndore, Shajapur, Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani,Guna,AshokNagar,SagarandDamohdistrictsofMadhyaPradesh,therewasnorainfall for15-20daysinitiallyandthecropsufferedduetomoisturestress,affectingproductivity.
InsomepartsofJalna,Latur,Akola,Buldhana,BidandUshmanabaddistrictsofMaharashtra, therewasnorainfallfor15-20daysinitiallyandin10-15% light soil area, the crop suffered due tomoisture stress, affecting productivity. InRajasthanaswell, theoverallcropwassufferingfromwaterstressatthefloweringstagebecauseoflong dry spell. However, rains in August haveminimised the loss of productivity, Pathak said.Theareaundersoybean inMadhyaPradeshhasrisento54lakhhectarefrom50lakhhectare,ariseof7.98%overthepreviousyear.InMaharashtra,the area under cultivation rose to 38.692 lakhhectarefrom34.484lakhhectare,a12.20%riseoverthepreviousyear.
Last year, after cotton was infested by pinkbollworm, sowing of soybean saw a substantialincreaseinMaharashtra.InRajasthanaswell,thearearoseto10,455lakhhectareasagainst9.245lakhhectare,a13%riseoverlastseason.ForthisKharifseason,thecentralgovernmenthasraisedtheMinimumSupportPrice(MSP)oftheoilseedto`3,399perquintal,from`3,050aquintallastyear.Althoughthehikeintheminimumsupportprice(MSP)ofcottonforthekharif2018seasonwas2.5timesthatofsoybeanbutfarmersinseveralkeycottongrowingregionsappeartohavemigratedtothe oilseed, finding it potentially moreremunerative. Pathak pointed out that sincesoybean and cotton are competing crops in thekharif season, farmerswill obviously prefer theonewhichwillgivethemhigherreturns.
IAOM Makes Plans for India Meeting
December6-7inBangalore.Moreinformationwillbepostedatiaom.infoasitbecomesavailable.
IAOMhasbeentheleadingproviderofeducationalresources and training for the grain millingindustry since its foundation in 1896. Throughconferences,workshops,correspondencecourses,shortcoursesandpublications,IAOMhasplayedanintegral role in the continued education andtraining of the professionals in this industry forover 120 years. IAOM is an individual-basedmember organization with a 1,800-strongmembership representing over 90 countriesworldwide.With14districts and regions aroundtheworld, IAOMprovidesan international forumfornetworking;theexchangeofideas,technicalandeducational opportunities; and the discovery ofnewproductsandservices.
Lenexa, Kansas – The International Association ofOperative Millers is pleased to announce itsinauguralmeetingoftheSouthAsiaRegioninIndia,whichisscheduledfortheweekofDecember10.Thisevent is being organized in cooperation with theAssocom Institute of Bakery Technology &Management(AIBTM).
Thepurposeofthiseducationaleventistoprovidethe latest in milling technology covering a broadrangeoftopicsintheoperationandmanagementofflour milling facilities. The event will provide anexcellent forum to exchange ideas and discussbroaderissuescommontoallthemillingindustriesoftheregion.Theplanistoconductthiseventintwodifferent locations inorder toeffectively cover therepresentation of the millers in the Northern andSouthernpartsofIndiaandfromnearbycountries.The two-day programs will feature educationalcontentaswellastabletopexposwiththeindustry'sleading equipment manufacturers and serviceproviders.ThefirstofthetwomeetingswillbeheldDecember3-4nearDelhi;thesecondmeetingwillbe
Crop residue managementin the field helps soil become more fertile thereby resulting in savings of Rs 2000/hectare from the farmer's manure cost Minister of Agriculture and Farmers'Welfare ShriRadhaMohanSinghhassaidhundredsofmillionsofwasteproducedinIndiacomesfromagricultureandagriculturalenterprises.Accordingtostatistics,70%of the waste is used in industrial sector and asdomesticfuel.Theremainingwastecanbeconvertedintobio-componentsandbio fuelsandcanalsobeusedinthegenerationofenergy.WhileaddressingNational Conference on “Potential of Waste in Energy Generation and its Challenges”organized
bytheMinistryofAgriculture&Farmers'Welfareand Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE)today he emphasized the need to eliminatepollution causedby theburningof crop residuesand said that the poisonous gas generated by itaffectshumanhealth anddestroys soil nutrients.He informed that the government is providingsubsidy@50-80% for crop residuemanagementmachinery.Thesemachineshelpfarmersinmixingcropresiduewithsoiltomakeitmoreproductive.
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Farmer groups are being provided financialassistance@80%oftheprojectcostforestablishingFarmMachinery Banks for Custom Hiring of cropresiduemanagementmachinery.AprovisionofRs1151.80croresfortwoyearshasbeenmadeunderthis scheme for states like Punjab, Haryana, UttarPradeshandNCR.
He further informed that themanagement of cropresidue inthe fieldwillhelpthesoilbecomemorefertile thereby resulting in savings of Rs 2000perhectare fromthe farmer'smanurecost.Bymakingpalettefromcropresidue,itcanbeusedforpowergeneration. Under the submission on agricultural
mechanization,40%subsidyisgivenonstrawrake,strawbaler,loaderetc.Throughthis,cropresidueiscollectedandbalesaremadeoutof itso that it'seasy to carry to crop residue palette to powergenerationplants.
TheMinistersaidthattheAgriculturalEngineeringDivisionoftheICARhasdoneremarkableworksintheareaofbio-energyforbiogasproductionfrompaddystrawbiomass.
Heappealedtothefarmersnottoburncropresiduethereby helping protect human health andenvironment.
Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund to benefit 95 lakh farmers Scheme to create additional milk processing capacity of 126 lakh litre per day, milk drying capacity of 210 MT per day, milk chilling capacity of 140 lakh litre per day: Shri Singh Vast opportunities exist today for dairyentrepreneurs and in order to concretize theseopportunitiesandhelpdouble the incomeofdairyfarmers,Rs51,077croreisneededtooperationalizetheNationalActionPlan(Vision-2024),MinisterofAgricultureandFarmers'WelfareShriRadhaMohanSingh said at the inauguration ceremony of DairyProcessing & Infrastructure Development Fund(DIDF)inNewDelhitoday.ShriSinghsaidthatasaresultoftheannouncementofUnionBudget2017-18,theDepartmentofAnimalHusbandry,DairyingandFisheries(DADF)startedtheDairyProcessing&Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) with anoutlay of Rs 10881 crore. Under this, the firstinstallment of Rs 440 crore is being given to theNationalDairyDevelopmentBoard(NDDB)today.TheUnionAgricultureMinister said thatwith thisscheme,95,00,000farmersinabout50,000villageswillbebenefitted.Inadditiontothis,manyskilled,semi-skilled and unskilled workers will getemployment,directlyandindirectly.Additionalmilkprocessing capacity of 126 lakh litre per day,milkdrying capacity of 210 MT per day, milk chilling
capacityof140lakhlitreperdayshallbecreated.Under this scheme, milk cooperatives will beprovided financial assistanceofRs8004crore intheformofaloanat6.5%interest,whichwillbereimbursed over a period of 10 years. Thegovernmenthasalsogivenaprovisionofinterestsubsidy on loans. Till now, 15 sub-projects withtotal approved outlay of Rs 1148.61 crorepertainingtoStatesnamely,Karnataka(Rs.776.39crore-5sub-projects),Punjab(Rs.318.01crores-4sub-projects)andHaryana(Rs.54.21crore-6sub-projects)havebeensanctionedsofar.Shri Singh informed that implementation of theWorld Bank-funded National Dairy Plan Phase-IschemeisalsobeingdonebytheNDDBthroughthestategovernment'scooperativemilkorganizations/milk federations. The government is nowimplementing this scheme in 18 states from theearlier 14 states. On the other hand, theimplementation of the National Programme forDairyDevelopment (NPDD) is beingdoneby thestate's cooperative/milk federations. Under thisscheme,anassistanceofRs560.46crorein2014-18wasgiven for thedevelopmentof cooperativemilkcommittees,incentivestoincreasethenumberof milk producers and increase processing andrefrigerationcapacity.
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