Page 9 - Rice

Indian, Australia scientists partner to develop salt-tolerant rice

University of Tasmania and M S Swaminathan Research Foundation reached an agreement in Chennai last week for a $2 mllion project

India to buy 6.7% more summer-sown rice for welfare schemes

The world's second biggest rice producer had bought 30.93 million tonnes of rice a year before

ICC to prepare vision document on rice for Odisha

Document will suggest ways to improve farmers' remuneration, reduce wastage at mills and boost exports

Lower rice output to push up prices

Production may fall 3-5 mt for the crop year ending June; uneven distribution of rain in the past 2 seasons hit sowing

Drought could hit rice stocks, fuel price crisis, analyst says

Dwindling stockpiles could crimp the volumes exporters are willing to ship abroad

Govt's rice purchase swells 21% to 28.4 mt so far this year

The procurement from states like Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh has increased significantly