india expects bumper harvests
kashmiri farmers thrash paddy crop in Srinagar on Tuesday. india looks set for bumper harvests of winter crops such as wheat,chickpeas and rapeseed in the wake of a strong monsoon that has left the soil moist and topped up reservoirs. The crops will follow bountiful summer harvests of rice and soybeans due to the rains,with New Delhi looking to boost agricultural growth to cool double-digit food inflation and revive a slowing economy as manufacturing struggles.