India has around 11.50 lakh hectares of land under castor

India has around 11.50 lakh hectares of land under castor seed cultivation and there is a decline of 24% in area in 2016/17 over previous year. India is the ma ...

February 11, 2017 / 02:00 IST

India has around 11.50 lakh hectares of land under castor seed cultivation and there is a decline of 24% in area in 2016/17 over previous year. India is the market leader in production and supply of Castor seed and Castor oil in the world but high input cost has forced farmers to reduce area under Castor seed farming in last couple of years.By: Skymetweather.com

first published: Feb 11, 2017 02:00 am

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