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Asia rice surges 20% in May as war and weather threaten outputAsian rice prices experienced their largest monthly surge in nearly two decades in May, driven by weather risks and escalating energy and f...03 Jun, 2026, 11.09 AM IST- Amazon signs $30 million deal to buy carbon credits from Indian rice farmersAmazon has signed a $30 million (around ₹280 crore) agreement with the Good Rice Alliance, backed by Bayer, Temasek’s GenZero and Shell, to...22 Apr, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
- Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food stapleIran War: Farmers across Southeast Asia face a crisis as missiles flew in th Middle East. Soaring fuel and fertilizer prices, driven by the...11 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
- Scientists suggest ways to Odisha paddy farmers for minimising loss due to cyclone DanaAgriculture scientists in Odisha suggest measures to minimise paddy crop damage due to cyclone Dana's heavy rain. Eight coastal districts l...24 Oct, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
- Re-imagining rice, a crop that feeds the worldIn China, a study showed that extreme rainfall had reduced rice yields over the past 20 years. India limited rice exports out of concern fo...22 May, 2023, 09.39 AM IST
- Bihar, West Bengal issue advisory on water usage for kharif cropsThe West Bengal government has stepped up irrigation to paddy fields, and is restoring the irrigation installations that have become non-fu...08 Aug, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
- Punjab targets 12 lakh hectares of paddy area with DSR techniqueUnder the DSR technique, paddy seeds are drilled into the field with the help of a machine that does seeding of rice and spray of herbicide...22 May, 2022, 03.43 PM IST
- Farm wages doubled in many agricultural districts as migrants labourers returned homeFarmers are trying to lure migrants back by offering them rail tickets and other incentives. Many farmers in Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, ...29 May, 2020, 12.32 PM IST
- Chhattisgarh advises centre to set up biofuel units using paddy huskChhattisgarh government has offered the Centre a solution to the problem of stubble burning in fields—set up ethanol or biofuel units using...07 Nov, 2019, 08.38 AM IST
- Jumbo herd wreaks havoc in villagesWild elephants are giving sleepless nights to people living in villages on the Sambalpur-Jharsuguda border.The animals are staying inside f...27 Dec, 2013, 02.56 AM IST
- Farmers in east India to boost paddy outputFarmers are making every effort to maximise paddy yield in east India which may help in picking up the slack from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka...16 Jul, 2012, 04.12 AM IST
- Rice output may slip below 100 million tonne if rain fails to pick up: Central Rice Research InstituteThe country's total rice output may fall below the 100 mn tonne mark in the 2012-13 crop year (July-June) if monsoon fails to pick up in th...27 Jun, 2012, 04.31 PM IST
- Paddy nurseries delayed by 7-10 days, say farmersPlanting of paddy nurseries, that are later transplanted to the fields, has been delayed by 7-10 days all over north and easrtern India as ...26 Jun, 2012, 04.58 PM IST
- IRRI, Jain Irrigation sign MoU on water efficient irrigationJain Irrigation will closely work with IRRI’s scientists to determine optimal irrigation and fertigation systems for irrigated rice and whe...20 Feb, 2010, 06.10 AM IST
- Rs 1,840 cr package to conserve Kuttanad agro zoneKerala's struggle to preserve its fast dwindling paddy cultivation base and check environmental degradation has received a boost with the U...31 Jul, 2008, 12.55 PM IST
- 'Paddy field conversion poses grave threat'Posing a grave threat to the environment and food security, about 41,000 hectares of paddy field in Kerala have been converted into cash cr...02 Feb, 2008, 08.04 PM IST
- Kerala govt to mark special paddy zonesThe Kerala government says it would soon declare traditional rice producing areas in three districts as Special Protected Zones.29 Jun, 2007, 03.45 PM IST
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