New Delhi: India’s exports of basmati rice to Egypt and European countries may get hit if the conflict in the Red Sea doesn’t abate and the country may have to take a longer route around Africa to ship the commodity which can raise costs by 15-20%, an official said Thursday. Moreover, overall exports face a … Read more
Agreeing to exchange information on rice and acknowledging the multiple benefits of millets, the ASEAN-India Summit held here on Thursday decided to strengthen cooperation on food security and nutrition through promoting mutual trade and investment. The Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India in the ‘ASEAN-Indian Joint Leaders’ Statement on … Read more
BJP State President Somu Veerraju. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao BJP State president Somu Veerraju demanded that the vehicles in which rice is being distributed by the Andhra Pradesh government at the doorsteps of ration card holders should display signs making clear that the scheme is sponsored by the Central government. In a letter to … Read more
A file photo of Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, D.K. Shivakumar and M.B. Patil unveiling the Anna Bhagya scheme pre-elections at party office in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT E MAIL Unable to procure the required quantity of rice to implement the Anna Bhagya scheme, Karnataka government has decided to pay ₹34 per kg to the beneficiaries. … Read more
Karnataka Sugarcane Cultivators’ Association president Kurubur Shantha Kumar has urged the State government to procure rice and millet from local farmers instead of approaching other States or the Centre. He has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following the State’s accusation that the Centre had refused to release additional rice for Karnataka and was impeding the … Read more
The Ministry said rice fortification has been adopted by seven countries, including the U.S., since 1958. | Photo Credit: V. Raju The Union Food Ministry, on Friday, countered the Opposition Congress’s allegation that the distribution of fortified rice through fair price shops is being done despite multiple warnings by experts and institutions such as NITI … Read more
Farm workers arrive to prepare the field for pokkali farming at Kadamakudy near Kochi. The field used for shrimp farming switches to pokkali farming just ahead of the monsoon. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The move to extend the time period for fish and shrimp farming up to April 30, under the guise of climate … Read more
The central government has scrapped export duty of 20% on rice of seed quality in the husk (paddy or rough). Officials said the duty was scrapped after review of rice stocks. The exemption will be effective from April 11. The centre in September, 2022 had imposed an export duty of 20% on Rice in Husk … Read more
The soaring prices of cereals such as wheat and rice are a concern for the Indian economy even though the latest set of inflation data may overstate the extent of the increase, economists said. Inflation in the cereals category hit 16.12% in January compared to 13.79% in December, according to data released on Monday. Alongside … Read more
Thomas Zac | Photo Credit: Tushar_son Love rice? Try varieties you have never tasted, or even heard of before, at The Rice Festival, which will be held on February 4 in Mumbai at Jio World Drive to celebrates native varieties cultivated by India’s tribal communities. The festival, organised by Gujarat-based OOO Farms, visitors will get … Read more