Tag: Rice
Diageo India launches a regenerative agriculture programme in partnership with The...
The three-year programme launched in Punjab and Haryana for rice and wheat crop farmers will equip over 5000 small-holder farmers with the best regenerative agricultural practices
Second Advance Estimates predict foodgrain production of 3235.54 lakh tonnes for...
As per Second Advance Estimates for 2022-23, Total Foodgrain production in the country is estimated at record 3235.54 lakh tonnes which is higher by 79.38 LMT as compared to previous year 2021-22
Rice is the basis of food security & a key factor...
President of India, Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the 2nd Indian Rice Congress in Cuttack
In a first, govt notifies regulatory standards for basmati rice
The regulatory standards also specify various identity and quality parameters for basmati rice such as average size of grains and their elongation ratio after cooking
Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates National Genome Editing & Training Centre at...
The Centre will empower young researchers by providing them with training and guidance about its know-how and application in crops
Fermenta Biotech commissions fortified rice kernel manufacturing facility in Tirupati
Product to be manufactured in accordance with FSSAI guidelines for rice fortification
Madhya Pradesh govt launches the rice fortification pilot program
Accelerates its commitment to food fortification as a strategy to reduce anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies in the state. Fortified rice to be provided at Rs. 1 per kg to beneficiaries........................
Scientists identify genes to improve fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency in rice
After analyzing over 16,600 genes, scientists have systematically shortlisted 62 candidate genes and then further narrowed them down to “06 high priority target genes” for their potential to improve NUE in rice.........................
A new technique to boost rice production
In a new study, a team consisting of researchers from the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) and Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) has now come out with a new technique that is based on bulked-seed where more than 200 seeds can be analyzed at one go........................
Export of essential agri commodities increases by 43.4% during April-September, 2020
Major commodity groups that have recorded positive export growth during April-Sept, 2020-21 vis-à-vis April-Sept, 2019-20 are Groundnut (35%), Refined Sugar (104%), wheat (206%), Basmati Rice (13%) and Non-Basmati Rice (105%).............