TBS Report Government warehouses currently hold 2.027 million tonnes of food grains, and have the capacity to increase reserves to as much as 2.4 million tonnes. The country
India has become the world’s top rice producer, surpassing China with 150.18 million tonnes of rice. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced this during the release
Reuters NEW DELHI: When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country’s politicians and agriculture lobby marked the moment by praising
Reuters BENGALURU, BANGKOK, MUMBAI, HANOI AND DHAKA: India rice export prices rose to a near three-month high this week to reflect higher local paddy costs, even as traders in
Patra said paddy procurement is underway in 18 of 30 districts, and the state has secured 10.50 lakh MT of paddy from around 2.30 lakh farmers during the ongoing kharif season.
Earning carbon credits can be a new revenue source of India’s rice farmers, while being water-saving and climate-smart as well. Written by Harish Damodaran, New Delhi It
New Delhi: Rice farmers in Punjab and Haryana are facing a growing crisis as rising cultivation costs threaten their livelihoods, even as India continues to expand rice
India has emerged as the world’s largest rice producer, but closing the yield gap and managing water stress will decide whether this production surge becomes a lasting
Experts warn Punjab and Haryana’s groundwater may fall further under growing rice cultivation pressure. Reuters When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of