“I left 10 kattha (0.34 hectares) of land fallow,” said Rampravesh Yadav from Banjraha in Ishnath, Rautahat. “There’s no water source. If it rains, I’ll plant. If not, I’ll abandon it.” ...

Local rice farmers are abandoning cultivating the staple in favour of more profit-oriented cropsThe farmers say that ...

Dangote has partnered with Niger Foods to secure a consistent supply of paddy rice, boosting Nigeria’s rice production and ...

Better prices above MSP, coupled with demand from ethanol producers for their fuel-blending programme, are pushing the ...

After more than 9,000 years in cultivation, annual paddy rice is now available as a long-lived perennial. The advancement means farmers can plant just once and reap up to eight harvests without ...

A surge in off-season cultivation of Karuppu Kavuni, a traditional black rice variety, has led to a sharp fall in prices, lea ...

In Samdrup Jongkhar, some villagers of Chongtey and Mitsigshing in Orong Gewog are back in their paddy fields, transplanting ...

The country’s paddy rice output reached 19.09 MMT last year, 4.85 percent lower than the record harvest of 20.06 MMT in 2023. Corn forecast ...

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): A team from Department of Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development saw functioning of latest ...