Question: Where was the 5th India Maize Summit 2018 held recently?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Gururgram
(d) New Delhi
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- On March 23rd, 2018, 5th India Maize Summit, 2018 was held at FICCI, New Delhi.
- The summit was inaugurated by the Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh.
- On this occasion, he said that during 1950-51, India produced only 1.73 MT, which has reached 25.89 MT in 2016-17 and is expected to cross 27 MT in 2017-18.
- The average productivity in India is 2.43 ton/ha.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintHindiRelease.aspx?relid=71373
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177904
http://ficci.in/past-event-page.asp?evid=23706
http://ddinews.gov.in/5th%20India%20Maize%20Summit%202018