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Statistics ministry flags serious gaps in agriculture data collection

Times of India2h agoAI sentiment: neutral
Statistics ministry flags serious gaps in agriculture data collection

Official crop enumeration inspections were completed on time in less than half of the country's villages. Many village maps used for land tracing are over twenty years old and outdated. Crop-cutting experiments are being conducted by untrained personnel in several key states. These data collection issues affect national food security interventions and advance estimates. Policymakers face challenges due to these significant gaps in agricultural statistics.

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