Harpreet Singh has cultivated Pusa-44 paddy since 2000, praising its high yield of 35-40 quintals per acre. Developed by IARI and introduced...
Sri Lanka faces growing challenges in rice production and consumption, with urban per capita consumption rising post-Covid. Despite claims of self-sufficiency, rice...
The Punjab Rice Millers’ Association has urged the inclusion of its input in the state’s draft agriculture policy, which proposes a phase-out...
Baler owners in Punjab are frustrated as biomass power plants have kept the price for paddy stubble at Rs 169 per quintal,...
India’s kharif sowing has exceeded the normal acreage with the area under sugarcane, nutri-cereals, oilseeds and paddy topping the coverage witnessed between 2018-19 and...
India’s rice production for 2024-25 is likely to be a record as farmers have expandedd the acreage under paddy in the ongoing...
Nepal's rice and paddy imports fell by 40% in the last fiscal year, sparking concerns about potential customs evasion or decreased consumption....
The USDA forecasts a 3% decline in Bangladesh's rice production for 2024-25 due to severe flooding, lowering estimates to 11.5 million hectares...
Severe floods have devastated 339,382 hectares of cropland in 16 districts in southeastern Bangladesh, including Feni, Noakhali, and Cumilla, destroying recently planted...