Stocks of locally-produced rice fly off the shelves almost as soon as they arrive at grocers and hypermarkets, no thanks to panic-buying. Supply shortages and exorbitant prices of
China’s Rice Exports to Ivory Coast Top 2022 After India Curbs (Bloomberg) — China exported more rice to the Ivory Coast in the three months through October than in the
Thailand launches scheme to help its farmers hold back their produce until April. The development comes at a time when India has banned exports of white rice, except for
In places like Taraori region of Haryana, farmers are sowing lab-developed varieties of the long-grained rice. Prominent traditional varieties of Basmati are nearing
Sustainable farming practices will only take off if they better protect incomes already hit by losses from climate change impacts, experts say. Agriculture is India’s
They sourced 23 indigenous seeds during the COVID-19 period, formed six SHGs that would cultivate and market five to six of these varieties Sangli, Maharashtra: “We have
For African countries, it increases landing cost by $80/tonne India has resorted to curbs on rice exports since September 2022 on food security grounds | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Robust procurement for free grain scheme, higher MSP, tepid response to open market sales jack up stocks. Currently FCI has 19.44 MT of rice, against the buffer of 7.61 MT for
Government has repeatedly tightened restrictions on shipments in a bid to curb domestic price rises India, the world’s top rice exporter, is expected to maintain its curbs on