In just over a decade, an alarming 6.5 lakh kanal (approximately 33,309 hectares) of paddy fields have been converted, according to official data accessed by Greater Kashmir. GK
By Rastriya Samachar Samiti INARUWA, OCTOBER 1 Dev Naryan Mehata of Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality has suffered severe losses in paddy cultivation on two bighas of land due
by Staff Report LAHORE – Pakistan lost Rs496.39 billion due to improper handling of five crops last year. As per the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, wheat witnessed 9%
The narrow window between paddy harvesting and sowing of wheat is at the root of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana. Here’s why that happens, and how a new rice variety could
FP Explainers Japan, which recorded its lowest inventory of rice since 1999 in June, last month witnessed panic buying of its staple. Japan’s officials have blamed hot weather
By Akemi TerukinaBloomberg Bags of rice are expected to start filling the shelves of Japan’s supermarkets again soon as farmers harvest their new crop, though the increase in
by: Neale Zeringue STUTTGART, Ark. – While Arkansas farmers would have loved the precipitation from Francine during the growing season, it’s been a headache during harvest.
By Temitope Aina The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, recently visited WACOT Rice Limited’s advanced 250,000 metric tonnes rice
By VNA Vietnam exported 6.16 million tons of rice worth nearly US$3.85 billion in the first eight months of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)