Dr. Manoranjan Sharma speaks to us about the health of the rural economy in India, and how MSP is calculated in the country. V. Nivedita The Indian government fixes a Minimum Support Price or MSP for 22 crops – paddy, wheat, several pulses, oilseeds and millets are a part of this list. The objective of […]
The early boro cultivation has already begun at the haor area while plain land farmers started preparing seedlings. The government has planned to produce 2.26 crore tonnes of boro rice from 50.70 lakh hectares of land in 2024-25 fiscal year. In view of this, the government has taken all-out preparations for smooth cultivation of the […]
By Muhammad Imran Across the vast, rural stretches of Pakistan, farming is more than an occupation — it’s the very heartbeat of the nation. Every morning, as the sun rises over fields of wheat, cotton, or rice, farmers embark on a daily struggle to cultivate the land and navigate an increasingly complex and unforgiving agricultural […]
RANGPUR, Dec 15, 2024 (BSS) – The government has fixed an all-time record target of producing 22,94,195 tonnes of clean Boro rice (34,41,292 tonnes of paddy) from 5,08,978 hectares of land for Rangpur agriculture this season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said ample steps have been taken to assist farmers to make […]
RANGPUR, Dec 10, 2024 (BSS) – Braving a drought-like situation during the seedling transplantation stage, farmers have already exceeded the fixed production target of Aman rice as its harvest is nearing completion in Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers have completed Aman rice harvest in 6,11,826 hectares of […]
THE potential output of 5.3 million 10kg bags of rice were lost due to the ongoing floods, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup said the losses have significantly impacted the country’s rice supply. “This year’s floods are exceptionally severe. Up to this point, we have lost […]
It is difficult for Vietnam to develop and protect a national rice brand amidst forgery, imitation, and financial struggles, according to local experts. Ho Quang Cua, who works with the ST25 rice label, named the best rice variety in the world twice in 2019 and 2023, said Vietnam has no rice brands presently — so […]
They have expressed concern about the lack of space to accommodate new paddy stocks from the upcoming procurement cycle. Express News Service JEYPORE: The non-availability of adequate storage space in rice mills has cast uncertainty over the scheduled paddy procurement for the current Kharif season in Koraput district, set to begin on December 11. Millers […]
WRITER: Post Reporters Thailand is looking to enhance farmers’ ability to rehabilitate land and replace some crops with alternative, high-value plants to tackle agricultural burning that causes PM2.5 dust pollution in lowland areas. The Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and stakeholders from various international organisations in Thailand recently formed the “Friends of Thai Agriculture” […]
Global New Light of Myanmar Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) sold 8,717 rice sacks (108-pound) and 30,292 small 10-kilogramme sacks in November according to monthly reference prices set by the Consumer Affairs Department under the Ministry of Commerce.Last month’s sales figures were 34,728 rice sacks (108-pound) and 43,992 small 10-kilogramme sacks.The distribution includes door-to-door delivery in […]
