India has become the world’s largest rice producer, outpacing China with 150.18 million tonnes of rice output. Union Agriculture Minister Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced this achievement along ...

With more and more farmers preferring paddy, the Union government has been focusing on crop diversification. It is not only ...

From the paddy fields of India to supermarket shelves, Tilda is fine-tuning an environmental strategy that has appeal across ...

A girl harvests rice in the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya in north east India. India is the world’s second leading paddy producer— responsible for 27% of global rice production and well over 145 ...

THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government has launched a $2.1 billion assistance programme to support rice ...

Cambodia is confident of exporting one million metric tonnes (MMT) of rice this year despite the global market suffering from ...

MINISTER of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, has announced that plans are underway to establish organised rice-producing ...

ZANZIBAR: IN the rice paddies of Kibonde Mzungu, early morning mist clings to the surface of flooded fields while farmers set ...

India's record rice production and exports are depleting groundwater, particularly in key agricultural states. Subsidies encourage water-intensive rice farming, driving farmers to drill deeper and ...

More rice breeds suitable for Nigeria’s farming ecosystems are needed to increase the estimated national rice production figure of 7.7 million tonnes. Experts said additional rice breeds would help ...

The Northern Division currently leads rice production, contributing 58 per cent of national output, with 969 farmers ...