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Centre extends deadline to procure Rabi rice to May 31: Kishan Reddy

The Centre will purchase the entire 15 lakh metric tonnes of paddy produced during the Rabi season in 2021-22 and this includes...

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Andhra Pradesh govt. to deploy 30 mobile rice mills to determine broken rice percentage in Godavari region from May 4

Rice millers are not entitled to directly contact the farmers for the paddy procurement process, says Civil Supplies Minister Civil Supplies and...

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India’s palm oil plans fail to account for climate change

India’s ambitious drive to expand domestic palm oil production fails to consider the subcontinent’s changing climate, analysis shows. It’s an oversight which...

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State govt. to procure rabi maize at support price

The Telangana Government has decided to take up procurement of maize produced this Rabi (Yasangi) season at minimum support price of ₹1,962...

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Farmers say extending fish culture will hit rice cultivation in pokkali fields

Paddy farmers allege in a petition to Kerala Governor that there has been a campaign by the “fish lobby” that rice cultivation...

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Distribution of fortified rice through PDS on track: Centre

The Centre had decided to supply fortified rice in every Social Safety Net Scheme of the Centre throughout the country by 2024...

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Fortified rice promotional event held at Thanjavur Collectorate

The Thanjavur district administration and the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation utilised the weekly general grievance day meeting held here on Monday...