Retail rice prices fall by Tk2–5 per kg, wholesale prices fall by Tk4–7 per kg Paddy prices down by Tk200–250 per maund in some areas Govt to buy paddy at Tk36/kg, but farmers face hurdles Open market ...

Calcutta: The failure of the Bengal government to recover adequate milled rice from rice mills after procuring paddy from farmers in the Kharif (monsoon) season could ...

With some of them being forced to dump their harvest, frustrated farmers along the Essequibo Coast yesterday continued to complain about the plight of their paddy but hope has risen as two mills ...

The rice paddy itself requires a large part of that maintenance. It is flooded with water that must be kept at a constant level, just below the height that would keep rice seedlings from growing ...

It is a double whammy for the JVP; both rice consumers and paddy farmers are demanding that their competing interests be addressed. Rice growers are threatening to march on Colombo and stage what they ...

Sri Lanka could very easily be self-sufficient in rice. Paddy cultivation is an essential sector like energy as this is the staple food of the whole country. The Government should engage in ...

There is an abundance of historical data available on the extent of land cultivation and the amount of paddy harvested based on well-established yields per unit area. Separate sets of statistics cover ...

Chandigarh: With still no certainty about getting any relief from the Centre, rice millers in the state who have been in wait-and-watch mode are now accepting orders of fresh paddy but most of ...

Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday asked the Centre to submit its response regarding availability of storage space for rice and testing protocols for hybrid paddy varieties.

The refusal of rice shellers in Punjab to mill government-procured paddy has led to a significant glut in the state’s mandis. Despite the sharp increase in paddy arrivals, the grain remains unmoved, ...

This follows efforts by rice processors to key into the grace period to import paddy as Nigerians confront rising food prices including that of rice. The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on ...