Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has announced the reopening of the Organic Processing Investment Grant (OPIG) Scheme. This tranche of the scheme has
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The USDA said that India will contribute to a major part of the rice exports in the global market, however, it is anticipated to be much lower in comparison to 2021-22 The body
Sources told FE that the government will assess the sowing of kharif paddy—expected to commence next month—before taking a call on removing curbs on shipments. Given the huge
The Philippines will remain the world’s top importer of rice this year, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shipments this year are expected to hit 4.2
The government normally procures about 12.5-15 million tonnes (mt) of excess rice each year, which it then offloads under public distribution system (PDS) and other welfare