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Sri Lanka Rice Output Hits Record High on Fertilizer Import Surge

Sri Lanka’s 2025/26 rice production is forecast at a record 3.7 million tonnes, up 12% month-on-month and 15% year-on-year. Record harvested area...

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Punjab set for bumper basmati yield this season, estimated at around 30 lakh tonnes this year

Punjab expects a bumper Basmati crop of around 30 lakh tonnes, up from 20 lakh tonnes last year, as acreage rises to...

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India bets on gene-edited rice varieties as yield growth slows

India’s rice productivity growth slowed sharply to just 0.5% in 2025-26, with yields reaching 2,915 kg/ha, highlighting the need for innovation. The...

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Nepal is growing more rice but losing indigenous varieties

Farmers across Nepal are replacing traditional indigenous rice varieties with imported hybrids to achieve higher yields, faster harvests, and disease resistance. Driven...

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Govt Climate Audit Flags 109 High-Risk Districts, Warns Of 47% Drop In Rice Yield, Says Union Environment Minister

The Indian government identified 109 districts as very high climate-risk zones and warned that rainfed rice yields could decline 47% by 2080....

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UPL launches weed management solution for rice

UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions has launched Ricebeaux, a dual-action early post-emergence herbicide for rice. Combining Propanil and Penoxsulam, it controls grasses, sedges...

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Scientists create first ‘pangenome’ of Asian rice

Scientists have created the first-ever rice pangenome, combining DNA from 144 wild and cultivated rice varieties. This genetic breakthrough can help develop...

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