To utilize and promote biotechnology in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said this year marks the start of massive production of Golden Rice seeds, particularly in the vitamin A-deficient provinces.

Last week, the entity that oversees the sales and distribution of Colombian import certificates for U.S. rice, Colombia Rice Export Quota, Inc. (COL-RICE), held the largest of their three quota

Patna, Feb 2 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the state government has already a made record procurement of 32.61 lakh metric tonne (MT) of paddy from 4.50 lakh farmers through Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in the current season.

The government is likely to transfer a record Rs 2.7 lakh crore to farmers for procurement of rice and paddy under the minimum support price (MSP) operation by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies in 2021-22 crop year (October-September).

Basmati is India’s great contribution to the world of gastronomy. People the world over recognize it as a long grain aromatic rice grown in the foothills of the Himalayas.

The government’s export promotion policies are bearing fruit as businessmen are looking forward to diversifying their exports and introducing new varieties of products.

Thailand became the world’s third-largest rice exporter by shipping 6.12 million tonnes of rice last year, up 6.7 per cent year on year, Charoen Laothamatas, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said on Monday.

The exports of rice surged by 10.73 per cent during the first half of the current financial year (2021-22) as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year.

Iraq is a major rice importer in the Middle East and the only source in the region to receive substantial resources from Asian and Western Hemisphere suppliers.

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena has said that Sri Lanka is negotiating a 200 million US dollar credit line from Pakistan and the facility will be utilized to import rice, cement and medicinal drugs.