Tag: Rice

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

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

President of India, Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the 2nd Indian Rice Congress in Cuttack

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

The Centre will empower young researchers by providing them with training and guidance about its know-how and application in crops

Product to be manufactured in accordance with FSSAI guidelines for rice fortification

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........................

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.........................

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........................

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%).............