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Workshop on oilseeds held at Darrang

Pratap Singh Bharali, District Agricultural Officer, Darrang has delivered about the different aspects of Oil Seeds crops in a day long workshop held at Mangaldai onon Wednesday.

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Its really a good initiative. We also need to emphasise on processing and marketing aspects. Lack of proper marketing infrastructure limits farmers agricultural activities to a great extent.

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