{"id":7360,"date":"2026-07-13T02:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2026-07-13T03:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:43:36","slug":"statistics-ministry-flags-serious-gaps-in-agriculture-data-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7360","title":{"rendered":"Statistics ministry flags serious gaps in agriculture data collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/statistics-ministry-flags-serious-gaps-in-agriculture-data-collection\/articleshow\/132352148.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/132352148.cms\" \/><\/a>Official crop enumeration inspections were completed on time in less than half of the country&#8217;s villages. Many village maps used for land tracing are over twenty years old and outdated. Crop-cutting experiments are being conducted by untrained personnel in several key states. These data collection issues affect national food security interventions and advance estimates. 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