Across Southeast Asia’s lush rice fields, a hidden drama unfolds. Cultivated rice, our staple food, faces a persistent challenger: the “weedy rice,” a wild relative that
The government extends the 20% export duty on parboiled rice indefinitely, aiming to control domestic prices. The zero-duty import of yellow peas continues until April 30th. This
Millers accuse officials of reverting to manual mode to ‘continue corrupt practices’ The introduction of artificial intelligence-based automatic grain analysers (AGA) by the
Food secy hopeful of resolving farmers’ concerns During the last season (2023-24), FCI and associated agencies procured 26 MT of wheat through minimum support price (MSP)
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Image Credits: DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY / AFP / Getty Images Varaha has attracted investor interest as an end-to-end developer for carbon credits that it generates by working
Rates of parboiled rice exported from top hub India climbed to fresh record highs this week on limited supplies and slight improvement in demand, while Vietnam prices slipped as
The government started retailing of ‘Bharat Atta’ since November last year, while sale of ‘Bharat rice’ commenced from February 6 in order to keep prices
The decision was also prompted by allegations of demand for bribes by the workers at the DPCs who weigh the paddy brought by the farmers. File Photo B Anbuselvan CHENNAI: In a bid