The erratic weather, said to be the result of climate change, has kept most padi farmers on their toes. PHOTO: REUTERS KEDAH – In five months, Malaysia may face a severe
WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture on Nov. 7 projected area planted to soybeans to expand in 2024, but wheat and corn planting areas were forecast to decline. The
About 40 hectares of land in the vast reservation of the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan have been planted to hybrid rice with over 450 more hectares to be devoted
Chandigarh: If Punjab is asked to shift from paddy to other crops, as a measure to check stubble burning, which is among the major causes of severe air pollution in Delhi and
PETALING JAYA: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has instructed that rice seeds be sold directly to Regional Farmers’ Organisation (PPK) and farmers from Oct 11,
Currently FCI has 19.62 MT of rice, while 20.65 MT of grain is yet to be received from the millers. Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMFBY) which is being
Express View: The free supply of electricity for irrigation must end. Having to pay for water will force Punjab farmers to reduce paddy acreage The Indian Agricultural Research