Bansal further said OSCSC, the paddy procurement agency for the state, has not paid the custody and maintenance charges to the millers for KMS 2023-24 and 24-25. Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: Members of the All Odisha Rice Millers’ Association (AORMA) have decided to convene a meeting in Bargarh on October 26 to discuss various issues […]
Kerala is a land full of natural beauty. That is the main reason why it has been called God’s Own Country. Backwaters, rivers and paddy fields used to enhance the beauty of Kerala. All of them are now deteriorating. The paddy fields that used to look like a sea of green during the sowing phase […]
Sohel Parvez, S Dilip Roy Farmers have started harvesting Aman season paddy in some northwestern regions amidst expectations of an increase in production, according to agricultural officials citing a year-on-year rise in acreage and favourable weather. Farmers transplanted the rain-fed crop on 59.28 lakh hectares of land, which was 6 percent higher year-on-year, according to […]
By Siraj Khan Nepalgunj, Oct. 20: Farmers in Banke are now busy harvesting paddy using modern machines. With the end of the monsoon and favourable weather conditions, farmers in the district have intensified their paddy harvesting activities. Fearing that the year’s hard work may go to waste if the paddy is not harvested on time, […]
The Rice Department will meet with key agencies and rice mills to draft measures preventing paddy prices from falling during the 2025/26 harvest season. The Rice Department will brainstorm measures to prevent a fall in paddy prices during the new harvest season at a meeting on Wednesday, the agriculture minister said. Deputy Prime Minister and […]
While Pakistan earns $3.2 billion from rice exports, the farmers who grow it receive barely half the price they did a few seasons ago, leading to widespread anger. Iftikhar Talpur October marks the start of Sindh’s paddy-harvesting season, from the lush lowlands of lower Sindh to the upper reaches of the province. Yet what should […]
New research reveals that rice paddy microbes, and not soil arsenic levels alone, dictate arsenic toxicity and crop losses; managing microbial balance may thus be key to protecting the yield and its safety Ashmita Gupta Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently has warned that the type of microbes in rice […]
by Bioengineer In the rapidly evolving world of agriculture, advancements in technology are continuously transforming traditional farming practices. A pivotal study led by researchers including J. Chand, S.K. Jha, and D.P. Sharma, delves into the comparison between mechanical rice transplanting and the traditional manual methods of spring paddy production. This comparative analysis not only explores […]
TNN Lucknow: Paddy procurement in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in a phased manner across the western and eastern regions during the Kharif marketing year. In western UP, procurement will begin on Oct 1 and continue till Jan 31, 2026, covering the divisions of Meerut, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Agra, Aligarh, and Jhansi, along with Hardoi, […]
Paddy cultivation is expected to increase from 20,000 hectares to 25,000 ha in the district, said farmers. Express News Service DHARMAPURI: Farmers urged the Dharmapuri district administration to take steps to open the paddy procurement centres in Harur and Naripalli in view of the surge in paddy cultivation in the region. Paddy cultivation is expected […]
