Onlinekhabar Farmers in Bhojpur have become concerned after a pest locally known as “lai kira”, mealybug, was found infesting rice crops as the harvest season approaches.
A recent study found that traditional Dehradun Basmati cultivation fell 61.5% from 410.1 hectares across 680 farmers in 2018 to 157.8 hectares across 517 farmers in 2022. By 2026,
Pulse and oilseed acreage expands, but gains remain uneven; rice area declines 15.56 lakh hectares year-on-year, while maize and cotton also trail last season’s levels India’s
Telangana requires approximately 2.38 lakh metric tonnes of rice every month, or 28.56 lakh tonnes annually, to meet the combined requirements of the Public Distribution System,
CMB News Editorial – Editorial Desk Concise October 2026 rice market analysis: weak Indian rice bran oil demand, cautious buyers, firm export prices in India and Vietnam,
Kenya is exploring an Indian agricultural investment model to turn the Bura Irrigation Scheme in Tana River County into a major rice production hub, with a proposed 35,000-acre
K. Shiva Shanker The increasing prices of rice is giving a boost to paddy farmers’ income in Telangana with many of them choosing to sell the harvest in open markets for around
The Indonesian government is implementing a rice support program for 33.2 million people between October and December 2026, while also adding 1 million tons of price-stabilized
Today, October 25, 2026, rice prices in the Mekong Delta region remained relatively stable; however, fresh paddy rice, export rice, and rice prices in the domestic and Asian