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Sangeeta Yadav. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202106101083117589-commerce-ministry-indias-agriculture-exports-jumped-to-41-bln-despite-pandemic/ India’s agricultural exports are booming and the country is shipping goods like rice to a growing list of countries. Regardless of the economic crisis fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian agriculture exports of both marine and plantation products recorded 17.34 percent growth in 2020-21, rising to $41 billion, a top Commerce Ministry official said on Thursday. Calling it “excellent growth of Agri exports,” Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan told Indian media that the agriculture sector was stagnant for the three years before the hike. Agri exports reached the $38.74 billion mark in 2018-2019 compared to $35.16...
