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NEW DELHI: A time aft a associated connection connected the India-US interim commercialized woody was released, Union agriculture curate Shivraj Singh Chouhan connected Sunday said it volition "give caller wings to dreams of farmers", and rejected Congress' criticism, saying the woody afloat protects agriculture assemblage and farmers' interests, with cardinal workplace products kept out. The curate besides shared a elaborate database of Indian workplace nutrient that volition beryllium exported to the US astatine zero duty. The database of specified nutrient besides includes spices, tea, coffee, coconut, coconut oil, betel nut, cashew, rootlike wax, avocado, banana, guava, mango, kiwi, papaya, pineapple, mushroom, and immoderate grains. On Congress' assertion that the statement could crook India into a "dumping ground" for US goods, Chouhan, portion rejecting the assertion, said absorption is creating unnecessary fear, and accused the enactment of failing to nexus farmers to planetary markets oregon ensuring economical stableness contempt governing the state for long. Addressing a property league successful Bhopal, Chouhan said the commercialized woody is an fantabulous illustration of diplomacy, improvement and dignity. "It is not conscionable a commercialized statement but besides a awesome of India's increasing planetary prestige. This woody volition fortify our system portion besides providing it caller direction," the curate said. "The biggest interest was that our large grains should stay secure, and they person each been kept wholly secure.
No doorway has been opened for the US for large grains, large fruits and dairy products," said Chouhan, allaying apprehensions successful definite quarters astir the deal's adverse interaction connected farmers. He said respective American cultivation products volition not beryllium capable to participate the Indian market. "De-husked grains, flour, wheat, corn, rice, millet, potato, onion, peas, beans, cucumber, mushroom, pulses products, frozen vegetables, oranges, grapes, lemon, strawberry and mixed canned vegetables volition not travel to India," helium said. He further added that nary dairy products - specified arsenic liquid milk, powder, cream, yogurt, buttermilk, butter, ghee, food oil, paneer and food - volition get introduction into India. He said India volition besides not import achromatic pepper, cloves, adust greenish chilli, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, asafoetida, ginger, turmeric, carom seeds, fenugreek, cassia, mustard, rye, husk and different pulverization spices from the US. "The meaning is wide - our spices and our farmers are wholly secure," helium said. He besides highlighted the reduced tariffs connected Indian textiles compared to competing countries, which helium said volition boost exports and payment fabric farmers.
