The New Indian Express, Author at AgriInsite

Hyderabadis get the sour taste of inflation as sugar prices up 78%

Sugar prices in Hyderabad have surged nearly 78% from ₹45 to ₹80 per kg, adding pressure on Telangana households ahead of the...

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Rice News in English

Odisha :Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan seeks stronger IRRI partnership for climate-resilient rice farming

Odisha is exploring deeper collaboration with IRRI’s South Asia Regional Centre to promote climate-resilient rice, improved varieties, mechanisation and advanced farming technologies....

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Rice News in English

Tamil Nadu to prioritise fine-variety paddy procurement for better quality PDS rice

Tamil Nadu will prioritise fine-variety paddy procurement to supply better-quality rice through ration shops. For 2026-27, procurement incentives raised prices to ₹2,750/quintal...

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Maize News in English

Karnataka stares at 50 lakh tonne foodgrain production loss

Karnataka faces an initial estimated 50 lakh-tonne foodgrain production loss due to deficient monsoon rainfall, nearly 30% of its annual target. Maize,...

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Rice News in English

Telangana : Rs 87 crore worth of paddy missing, three mill owners booked

Telangana vigilance raids uncovered missing government paddy and CMR irregularities worth over ₹118 crore across rice mills in Jagtial, Medak, Nizamabad and...

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Rice News in English

Tamil Nadu farmers seek climate-resilient fine paddy varieties to reduce dependence on other states

Tamil Nadu farmer groups urged the government to develop high-yielding, climate-resilient fine paddy varieties to reduce dependence on imports from neighbouring states....

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Wheat News in English

Punjab likely to face major food grain procurement crisis; CM Mann seeks meeting with Union Minister Joshi

Punjab faces a major foodgrain storage crisis, with 296 lakh tonnes stored against 180 lakh tonnes capacity ahead of Kharif procurement. The...

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Wheat News in English

Centre to expand MSP procurement network, strengthen storage for perishable crops

The Centre accepted a Parliamentary panel’s recommendation to expand decentralised MSP procurement to more states, enabling more farmers to benefit. It also...