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
New Delhi: The government is likely to face the “problem of plenty” of rice stock once again, barely five months after it stopped selling the food staple from its
Lower prices and ample stockpiles have helped make India one of the top shippers globally over the past decade, recently accounting for almost 40 percent of the total
A worker separates paddy rice at an open grain market near Jalandhar. Photo: AFP India, the world’s top rice exporter, is expected to maintain its curbs on overseas sales well
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