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Coimbatre: The central government was trying its best to find an amicable solution to the Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, said Union minister of state for agriculture , farmers welfare and panchayati raj Parshottam Rupala here on Wednesday. We have identified 99 such schemes across the country and 50 of them will be completed this year. “Through the collaboration of researchers, farmers, industries and extension services, Israel has reduced food grain waste to 0.5% as compared to 20%-30% in the rest of the world,” Glazer said. Pointing out that the central government had been working to address farmers’ issues in the country, he said, “The Centre has sanctioned at least Rs 50,000 crore to implement agricultural schemes that have been pending for more than 20 years. We will implement the remaining schemes by 2020.”Referring to the issue of farmer suicides, he said the Narendra Modi government had introduced several schemes such as Krishi Sinchai Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana to help farmers tide over difficult phases..