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Bihar
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, BiharFarm bills would benefit the farmers of Bihar: Narendra Singh TomarUnion minister Narendra Singh Tomar told Bihar farmers by video link that the agriculture bills passed by Parliament would bring modern practices and raise their incomes.
- Deals & capital, BiharWhy an IIM topper from Bihar became a vegetable vendor: the story of Kaushlendra KumarKaushlendra Kumar, an agricultural engineer and IIM graduate from Bihar, started Kaushalya Foundation in 2008 to sell vegetables with local farmers and grew it to a Rs 5 crore turnover.
- Soil, water & climate, BiharMeteorology department expects heavy rainfall in south and central BiharThe Patna Meteorological Centre expects heavy rain in Patna and parts of south and central Bihar, after a monsoon season in which the state had 25 percent surplus rainfall.
- Policy & trade, BiharBihar’s blueprint of abolishing the mandi system in 2006 is not a beacon of hopeFarmers in Begusarai say Bihar's abolition of the mandi system left them without fair prices, storage or irrigation, offering a case study for the new farm laws.