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MP to export soybean to China, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tells PM Modi

| Friday | 13th July, 2018

BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi on Thursday and said Madhya Pradesh can export soybean to China to meet that country's shortfall following trade tensions with the US.Chouhan told the Prime Minister that China needs 11.5 crore metric tonne soybean whereas production is a mere 1.5 MT. Madhya Pradesh, as a soybean growing state, can take advantage of this trade opportunity and it will increase earnings of farmers all over the country, he added. The CM also met foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in connection with export of soybean.Chouhan invited Modi to the concluding ceremony of Jan Ashirvad Yatra on the birth anniversary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhaya on September 25.Public opinion will be sought on how MNREGA can make agriculture more profitable and help in doubling the income of farmers. Workshops will be organised for discussions on this, and the first such workshop will be held in Bhopal on August 6, the CM said.“MNREGA plays a significant role in doubling the income of farmers. Discussion on sensitive issues such as reducing costs in agriculture and enhancing production and compensating for loss of crops is necessary,” said Chouhan at the meeting that was attended by UP CM Yogi Adityanath and NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. Chouhan held discussion on various issues with the CMs of Bihar and Gujarat through video conferencing.The CM met finance minister Piyush Goyal and told him that the state has not got its share of GST on time. He also met commerce minister Suresh Prabhu. TNN

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