FE REPORT The government has been able to achieve 70 per cent of its rice and paddy procurement target from domestic sources during the Aman season. As of March 9, the Directorate
While such machines can complete harvesting in a day, farmers still need 10 to 15 days to prepare their fields for sowing pulses in the harvested fields, said P Rajarathnam, a
While concerns regarding hybrid rice quality and yield persist, experts believe it has the potential to ensure sustainable farming, improve farmer income, and conserve water
The commerce minister clarifies that though the government is promoting high-value crops like bananas, its priority remains stabilising rice prices Commerce Minister Pichai
Handing out financial subsidies has become standard protocol for almost every government responding to rice farmers’ calls for help. This week, the Commerce Ministry
This success story is the fruit of a pioneering partnership between Vietnamese company Agri VMA and local Cuban farmers, surpassing all expectations. Havana (VNA) – A
The Hindu Bureau. HYDERABAD Use of urea in cultivation of paddy in the coming years is expected to come down by almost 50% as new varieties of paddy – being developed with
One of the advantages of these Pusa basmati rice variants is that the farmers can get away with less use of labour for transplantation. By ETV Bharat English Team New Delhi: Two
In recent years, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has repeatedly issued directives advising farmers against dry-season rice farming, adjusting its recommendations