BJP alleges corruption of over Rs 1 lakh crore in paddy procurement in Odisha; BJD responds
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed Odisha government over its alleged ‘anti-farmer’ policies. The saffron party alleged that
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Rice
Telangana: Paddy arrivals touch peak; Procurement crosses 18.5 lakh tonne mark
The paddy purchase centres are packed in a majority of the districts as the arrivals touched the peak. The procurement
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India unlikely to lift ban on export of food items
By Zia Haq India is not looking to lift its ban on export of food commodities anytime soon, especially wheat,
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Chhattisgarh: ED Arrests Ex-MARKFED MD in Rice Miling ‘scam’
By PTI The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested former Chhattisgarh MARKFED managing director Manoj Soni in a money laundering case
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Telangana: Custom milling of rice moves at snail’s pace in Asifabad
By Padala Santosh The process of custom milling of rice (CMR) is being executed at a snail’s pace in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district even as the deadline is
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Direct seeding of rice needs a fillip to improve yield
MS Bajwa THE prevailing water crisis is posing the biggest threat to agro-economic sustainability and socio-economic stability in India. This
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Basmati rice exports rose 22% till February FY24 on West Asia demand
By Shreya Nandi Exports of high-quality basmati rice from India grew by 22 per cent to $5.2 billion during April
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Rice export prices fell to 3-month low on shrinking demand, ample supplies
By Reuters Top exporter India’s rice export prices fell to their lowest level in more than three months this week
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Telangana: Rains force farmers to act on spot; Paddy procurement crosses 10 lakh MT
Arrivals for the Yasangi marketing season remained steady in Nizamabad and Nalgonda, two of the largest paddy growing districts as the overall procurement
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Vietnam farmers are reducing methane emissions by changing the way they grow rice. Here’s how
Rice paddies contribute 8% of all human-made methane in the atmosphere, according to a 2023 Food and Agriculture Organisation report.
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