The agriculture department has invited applications from rice growers for providing them agri appliances and machinery on subsidized rates under Prime Minister (PM) Agri Emergency Program.

Thailand’s rice exports have been forecast to rise by 14.8 percent this year to 7 million tonnes driven by sufficient water supply. According to the Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA)’s report, the nation

Rice has witnessed a further hike in the past two days, adding woes to the commoners who are already reeling from the skyrocketing trend of most commodities.

Police have arrested two fraudsters for allegedly cheating a duo of Rs 78.8 lakh after promising huge returns in the rice-pulling business in the state capital recently.

The Jawahar agar police raided a house at Bhatnagar and seized huge quantity of rice meant to be distributed under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) on Monday morning.Acting on a

Thailand is forecast to export 8 million tonnes of rice in the 2021-22 marketing year, up 31% from the previous year, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Eligible millers, traders and companies imported more than 240,000 metric tons (MT) of rice in January, the latest Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) data showed.

The paper quoted the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce as saying that rice brought home 52.7 million USD in 2020, but only 35 million USD in 2021. Its biggest market was China, followed by Vietnam and the European Union.

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) inaugurated a cargo vessel that was carrying about 200 tonnes of rice from Patna to Guwahati on Saturday, Financial Express reports.

Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has extended its cooperation to the Punjab government for research and model farming in the agriculture sector.