The out-turn ratio of paddy to rice is the percentage of rice yield that is extracted from paddy after milling. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) mandates an OTR of 67%, meaning that from every 100 ...

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 ...

Paddy scientists say saline-alkaline stress has ... considered the state’s rice bowl. These districts account for 50 per cent of Karnataka’s total rice production.

The terms and conditions of the contracts for giving paddy to rice millers for custom milling have been allegedly violated in the district. According to the terms and conditions, the mills that make ...

Harvesting will be completed in 23 fields by February end. In March and April, 350 and 150 polders will be harvested ...

By Lalin I De Silva This article intends to explore how Value Chain Management (VCM) can optimise cost structures in Sri Lanka’s paddy farming sector; to present innovative rice-based products that ...

As part of the proposal, 1.22 billion baht will be loans for farmers to delay their sales of rice paddy and curb supply on a depressed market, said Pichai. The remainder will be allocated for rice ...

During a field visit to Dinajpur region, it was found that coarse paddy rice, which is milled to produce coarse rice, became dearer in Dinajpur immediately after the peak Aman harvesting season. On ...

The Commerce Ministry is negotiating rice sales with China and South Africa to support farmers amid falling paddy prices. Additional measures include special rice markets, soft loans, and expanded ...

The price of domestic paddy rice has been projected to rise by approximately 50 percent year-on-year this year, despite the imposition of the 150-day import waiver introduced by the Federal ...

The country's paddy and rice industry is always faced with various challenges such as the threat of climate change and global geopolitical uncertainty.