Akshaya Ponni paddy, one of the most sought-after varieties in the market, has touched an all-time high of Rs 37-42 per kilogram, while RNR and Sree varieties are being sold at
Guangzhe Chen & Ousmane Diagana Every year, West Africa sends more than $3.5 billion abroad to buy rice — a staple food that millions of people across the region consume
Sukanta Halder Around 95 percent of farmers in Bangladesh use unbalanced combinations of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur, raising concerns over soil health, crop
Sugarcane acreage edged higher to 57.31 lakh hectares against 56.64 lakh hectares last year. Ajith Athrady New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said that the total area sown under
Although the country is in the midst of the rainy season, tractors remain idle across many of its major rice-producing valleys as farmers hesitate to begin cultivation. Their
Di Dario Dongo The sector of the Italian rice and Europe is preparing for a structural turning point. While on the one hand Italy consolidates
Neil Ray The rice syndicate has, once again, become hyperactive. Earlier, the millers and their cohorts took the opportunity of the lean season to raise prices of rice. But they
By Fakhar-e-Alam PESHAWAR, Jun 21 (APP):As the first rays of sunlight spread across the fertile fields of Swabi district, 66-year-old farmer Zafar Ali wades through ankle-deep
Rice cultivation is expanding across many coastal districts as farmers adapt to rising soil salinity with salt-tolerant varieties that are helping stabilise yields. Sohel Parvez