Cabinet approves to import Nadu & Short Grain rice
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers approved to import of 200,000 MT of Nadu Rice and 100,000 MT of GR 11 short Grain Rice as a substitute for Samba Rice.
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Sri Lanka to import 300,000 tonnes of rice as crop loss expected
Sri Lanka’s cabinet of minister has approved the import of 300,000 metric tonnes of rice to increase the supply, a government statement said, with crop losses expected due to the use of organic fertilizer.
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Assam to change middlemen system causing loss to rice farmers: CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that due to lack of proper procurement mechanism and committed efforts, majority of the paddy produced in the state is procured by middlemen depriving the farmers of fair price.
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Effects of natural disasters on rice production assessed
Fewer rice fields were destroyed by drought last year than in the previous one, largely due to the prevalence of flash floods.
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Pakistan to get Basmati rice hybrid seeds
Pakistani growers are set to get hybrid seeds of the famous Basmati rice soon with the help of China, a prominent rice grower revealed.
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Mthuli appeals rice tax ban
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday filed an appeal against a High Court judgment on Wednesday, which banned the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and Treasury from charging 14,5% value-added tax (VAT) on all imported rice products.
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Millers trim rice to make it attractive: state minister
The millers have been deceiving consumers by pruning rice to make it attractive, State Minister for Planning Shamsul Alam said today.
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Sri Lanka to import 100,000 Metric Tons of rice from Myanmar
The Si Lankan government has decided to import 100,000 Metric Tons of rice from Myanmar in order to maintain a buffer stock.
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Hybrid rice seeds availability likely in three years
ISLAMABAD: Shahzad Ali Malik, chief executive officer of Guard Agri and Guard Group of Companies director, claimed that the growers of the basmati rice are likely to get the much-awaited hybrid seeds in the next two to three years.
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