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Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
India invokes WTO peace clause for FY25 rice subsidies for farmersIndia has once again utilized the World Trade Organisation peace clause. This is the seventh time the country has invoked this provision. I...
India underreported rice, wheat price support: US, others to WTOThe WTO landscape is heating up as India encounters objections from the US, Australia, Paraguay, and Ukraine regarding its agricultural sup...
India lodged bilateral protest with Thailand before raising issue in WTOIndia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Thailand over comments made by the Thai ambassador to the World Trade Organization, Pimchanok Vo...
Thailand replaces envoy to WTO after comment on India programmeOfficials said Pimchanok Vonkorpon Pitfield has been asked to report back to Thailand by the Thai foreign secretary, who is attending the W...
Karnataka: Congress accuses BJP of picking 95% of FCI rice from January to May ahead of polls & blocking now“It [the BJP] rescinded the FCI’s sale order of June 12th with the sole intention of sabotaging the Congress' Anna Bhagya which is unique t...
Naveen Patnaik writes to Piyush Goyal, urges him to procure surplus rice from OdishaIn the ensuing Rabi season, it is expected that around 10 lakh tonne of CMR will be procured in the state, he said. "Thus, a total of 54 la...
Cabinet approves scheme to distribute fortified rice under govt schemesThe entire cost of rice fortification - around Rs 2,700 crore per annum - would be borne by the government of India as part of food subsidy...
Govt approves scheme to distribute fortified rice under govt programmesThe entire cost of rice fortification of about Rs 2,700 crore per annum and would be borne by the central government.
Record paddy procurement on cards due to higher MSP, headwinds in exportsPaddy procurement in the current kharif marketing season till Thursday was 1.4 million tonnes higher than a year ago. As much as 23.5 milli...
Private firms to buy 10 lakh tons rice in UP, other states: Food Corporation of IndiaThe government is targetting total procurement of 300 lakh tonnes, of which 69 lakh tonnes would be purchased from five north eastern state...
Govt's rice procurement drops to 34.1 mn tonnes in 2012-13Government's rice procurement declined marginally by 3 per cent to 34.1 million tonnes in the 2012-13 marketing year that ended last month.
- Bihar, Eastern UP farmers selling rice below MSP
Despite a significant increase in support prices and bumper production of rice, farmers in eastern states are forced to sell the grain at m...
- Govt agencies procure less rice compared to last yr
Rice procurement by government agencies upto October 15 this year is well below the quantity bought in the same period last year.
- Panic sets in as rice output fails to keep pace with consumption
Last year, Indians consumed 88.25 million tonnes (mt) of rice, compared to an output of 92 mt, a gap of 4 mt.
- Global shortage ruins Delhi’s plan
It wasn’t just wheat but also rice that went through the import-option treatment from the government this year.
- Govt gears up to meet PDS wheat shortfall
The Centre has estimated the procurement of rice during kharif marketing season ’06-07 at 250-270 lakh tonnes. The preliminary estimate eme...
- Centre estimates 250-270 lakh tonnes rice in '06-07
The Centre has estimated the procurement of rice during Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07 at 250 to 270 lakh tonnes in all.