As there is a glut-like situation in mandis, commission agents in Kotkapura have asked farmers not to bring basmati to grain markets for the next one week. Not enough space Let the paddy procured by agencies be lifted from mandis….Tribune News Service As there is a glut-like situation in mandis, commission agents in Kotkapura have […]
Area under paddy this year surged to record 43.37 million hectares (mh) from 40.73 mh year-ago. By BL New Delhi Bureau India’s rice production in 2024 kharif season is estimated at 119.93 million tonnes (mt), which shows that the output has jumped by about 30 mt in the past decade alone. The rice output in […]
Farmers suffer major losses in second rice planting due to wind and rain. Sean Scanlan TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Rice crops in Hualien and Taitung have suffered from torrential rains and winds associated with Typhoon Kong-rey, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). In Hualien County, the losses from the second rice planting have been […]
Umendra Dutt, the founder and Executive Director of Kheti Virasat Mission, an NGO, has been selected for Dr Mangalam Swaminanthan National Award for Excellence in Science Reporting and contribution to popularising the idea of organic farming on a big canvas… Aparna Banerji / Tribune News Service Umendra Dutt, the founder and Executive Director of Kheti […]
Over the weekend, Western Cluster Liberia Ltd. conducted its first rice harvest project in Tubmanburg, Bomi County, as part of a seed multiplication initiative aimed at benefiting local communities affected by the company’s mining activities. This project marks the start of a broader plan to replicate the agricultural effort across multiple communities in the region. […]
Officials say the level of water in the province’s four major dams has dropped by more than half and the water will now have to be reserved for tap supplies Farmers in 10 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima have been warned not to plant a second crop of rice this year because the water level in […]
Farmer protests in Punjab have forced the closure of several compressed biogas plants meant to curb stubble burning, leaving only five partially operational. The stalled project threatens ongoing efforts against pollution. Aman Kumar Bhardwaj In Short As northern India battles a severe smog crisis exacerbated by stubble burning, an ambitious project intended to tackle agricultural […]
Farmers bringing their produce to purchasing centers are encountering difficulties, with many forced to sell to rice millers at distress prices due to concerns about impending rains. On October 30, the state government issued GO 27, requiring rice millers to provide a bank guarantee to procure paddy for custom milled rice. Additionally, the charges for […]
GLF Live with Ranjitha Puskur, Wiene Andriyana and Patti Kristjanson. by ThinkLandscape Women play key roles on the front line of food systems, and their engagement is vital to overcoming global threats and achieving food and nutrition security for all. While both men and women play critical roles in rice value chains, from production through […]
In the Japanese village of Kamimomi, a small group of farmers began gathering their rice in extreme heat, two weeks earlier than usual. Kamimomi is in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture. The area is called “the Land of Sunshine” because of its good weather. But farmers working in the mountainside rice fields say climate change is […]
