As rice is grown in India’s 45 per cent rain-fed area, as well as 55 per cent irrigated area, the average usage of water to produce one kilogram of rice is not 4,000-5,000 litres, rather it is about 1,500 litres, said Himanshu Pathak, Director-General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Inaugurating the two-day annual … Read more
India on Friday allowed the export of essential items such as eggs, potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour (atta and maida), sugar, dal (processed pulses), stone aggregate and river sand to Maldives, prescribing a quantitative limit for each item during the 2024-25 fiscal under the bilateral trade agreement between both the countries. Currently, India has either … Read more
KisanKraft Ltd, the Bengaluru-based agri-firm, has developed 12 new varieties of rice that are suited for direct-seeded rice (DSR) method of cultivation that uses less water for growing the cereal crop. KisanKraft, which manufactures affordable farm equipment such as inter-cultivators and harvesters for small- and medium-sized farmers, diversified into seed research and development a few … Read more
Rice procurement by Food Corporation of India (FCI) reached 45.44 million tonnes (mt) as of March 31 after the 2023-24 kharif marketing season began on October 1. This is 7.3 per cent lower from 49.01 mt procured a year ago. However, rice procurement in Chhattisgarh, which ended on February 4, was 8.3 mt against 5.87 … Read more
The sowing of summer crops (excluding coarse cereals), which will end by May, reached 43.81 lakh hectares (lh) as on Friday, which is 11 per cent more than 39.49 lh reported in the year-ago period as the zaid season is progressing well despite low reservoirs level in many States. Also read:Telangana to begin rabi paddy … Read more
The Centre has decided not to extend stock limit on wheat after it expires on March 31 while continuing the mandatory weekly stock declaration from April 1, so that it keeps a tab on who is buying how much. However, traders and stockists are apprehensive of re-imposition of stock limit at any time depending on … Read more
The Indian government has indicated that it is ready with the open market sale scheme (OMSS) policy for the next fiscal in an apparent move to keep private traders off the wheat market and allow official procurement to meet the target of 37.3 million tonnes (mt). Wheat is likely to be sold at a minimum … Read more
Vibaantta Global Pvt Ltd, a producer and exporter of agro commodities, has acquired BGE Global Distribution Inc, a Florida-based company specialising in the distribution of food-based commodities, particularly refined sugar sourced from Brazil and other South American countries. A media statement said the acquisition is aimed at strengthening Vibaantta’s capabilities in sourcing and supplying sugar … Read more
Kalanamak, a premium non-basmati rice variety grown in Uttar Pradesh, may be the first one to get an exemption from export ban. However, the move may lead to a slew of demand from across the country where premium rice varieties are grown. An inter-ministerial panel is reported to have approved the proposal of the Food … Read more
According to the latest crop estimates released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, West Bengal, which used to be the top rice-producing State, has slipped to fourth place in the 2023-24 crop year (July-June). However, even if the inclusion of output from the zaid (summer) crop in subsequent estimates may improve its position, … Read more