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    Monsoon's impact on agri output: How do experts read it?

    Experts share their views on how poor the monsoon will be, what would it mean for agriculture and its growth, and what the government needs to do to protect farmers and their livelihoods.

    August 10, 2011 / 19:31 IST

    Ajit Tyagi, director general of the Meteorological Department; MS Swaminathan, the father of green revolution (also the agricultural scientist chairman and founder of MSSRF) and Devindra Sharma, the food and agriculture expert, share their views on how poor the monsoon will be, what would it mean for agriculture and its growth, and what the government needs to do to protect farmers and their livelihoods.

    Here is the edited transcript of their interview with CNBC-TV18
    first published: Aug 10, 2011 07:13 pm

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