Bangladesh seeks assured supplies of five food commodities from India
By Rezaul M Laskar Bangladesh has sought assured annual supplies of five food commodities, including rice and wheat, from India
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Mohamad: Malaysia seeks additional 500,000 tonnes of white rice from India
Malaysia has requested for an additional 500,000 tonnes of white rice from India, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk
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Private companies may have to let government buy wheat first
By Jayashree Bhosale As the wheat stock with the central government is likely to fall below the buffer norm as
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India’s rice exports at risk as exporters face huge tax demand-sources
By Reuters Indian exporters have received notices from the customs department demanding payment of duty differentials on rice exported in
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Tracing rice fortification: India orders firms to adopt traceability application to prevent adulteration.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered all manufacturing firms of fortified rice to integrate a
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Telangana farmers worried as groundwater levels drop, temp rises
By MVK Sastry Agriculture officials from Kamareddy and farmers from various villages are expressing concern over paddy cultivation as groundwater
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Punjab: Special CBI court convicts FCI officials in Bathinda for corruption
The court of CBI special judge convicted three Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials from Bathinda and a rice mill
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Haryana: Mustard procurement to begin on March 26, wheat on April 1
The procurement of mustard in Haryana will commence from March 26 and wheat procurement will start from April 1. The
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India’s ‘protected’ basmati varieties renamed & cultivated in Pak, IARI demands legal action
By Harish Damodaran Even as basmati rice exports from the country are poised to scale a new high, scientists at the Indian
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Centre brings wheat and rice under price stabilization fund
By Puja Das The government has approved inclusion of wheat and rice under its price stabilization fund (PSF) after it
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