Rice prices in Karnataka rose over 25 percent due to rain deficits, panic buying, and water shortages in the Cauvery and Tungabhadra...
Kashmir’s paddy cultivation area has declined nearly 24% to 1.29 lakh hectares since the early 1980s, despite rice yields rising to 26.78...
Scientists at SKUAST-K’s MRCFC have developed Shalimar Sugandh (Kashur Basmat), a fine-grain aromatic rice variety suited to Kashmir Valley. Developed since 2021...
Nepal imported 24,939 tonnes of paddy and rice worth Rs 1.78 billion in the first month of FY 2082/83, down significantly from...
Odisha Cabinet approved the ₹12,458-crore Parbati Giri Mega Lift Irrigation Project, covering 161 schemes across all districts to create 262,275 hectares of...
Karnataka faces an initial estimated 50 lakh-tonne foodgrain production loss due to deficient monsoon rainfall, nearly 30% of its annual target. Maize,...
Bangladesh’s rice prices are rising despite the peak Boro harvest season, with retail prices increasing Tk 3–4/kg in the past week. Firm...
Punjab’s paddy area has reached a record 32.76 lakh hectares (81 lakh acres) in the 2026 kharif season, with Basmati and non-Basmati...
Telangana vigilance raids uncovered missing government paddy and CMR irregularities worth over ₹118 crore across rice mills in Jagtial, Medak, Nizamabad and...