In the long term, Punjab must diversify its crop base to avoid the problem of surplus which lies at the heart of the current crisis. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba The paddy
Fetched Rs 5K last year. Charanjit Singh Teja, Tribune News Service In order to get better price for their basmati produce, the farmers are ferrying their crop from one mandi to
KYODO NEWS Tokyo rice prices in October soared a record 62.3 percent from a year ago, government data showed Friday, as rising living costs have become a key issue in
By Niamh Leonard-Bedwell Tilda claims to have helped increase the annual rice yields of a group of north Indian farmers by 7%. It worked with 1,270 farmers in northern India
Food and consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said “we are committed to create space and evacuating surplus rice stocks from Punjab and Haryana is our highest
India, the world’s leading rice exporter, recently lifted its ban on white rice exports, significantly impacting the global rice market and specifically the Vietnamese rice
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 5 (Bicol) targets to expand the contract farming program with more than 3,000 hectares of rice
By: Sakshi Dayal and Ainnie Arif Summary NEW DELHI, Oct 22 (Reuters) – At least 16 farmers have been arrested in India’s northern state of Haryana for illegally
Amritsar: To protest no minimum support price (MSP Amritsar: To protest no minimum support price (MSP) being given for basmati rice, farm activists of Kirti Kisan Union protested