NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - India removed a floor price for basmati rice exports on Friday, according to a government order, to help farmers struggling with debt and higher costs boost overseas ...

Nancy Anyango (L) and Hezron Amollo (R) in the rice fields in Ahero, Kisumu County [Nanjinia Wamuswa] After years of struggling with IR 27 rice, farmers are now embracing the cultivation of Basmati ...

India is set to solidify its status as the world’s largest basmati rice producer, with the acreage under short-duration basmati varieties expected to surge by up to 10% this Kharif season (June to ...

India's basmati rice industry is a significant contributor to the global rice trade. The popular narrative attributes its quality entirely to geography: the fertile plains of Haryana and Punjab, the ...

A promising breakthrough has been achieved in the experimental cultivation of premium rice varieties, including Basmati, in ...

The upcoming centre will be developed over approximately seven acres at Tanda Bijaisi, Pilibhit, a region increasingly ...

NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - India gave the go-ahead on Saturday for exports of non-basmati white rice to resume as inventories in the world's biggest exporter of the grain surge and farmers prepare ...

LAHORE, Pakistan — Long before this land was part of a frontier between India and Pakistan, farmers here grew a precious long-grain rice that was coveted the world over. Basmati rice — the region’s ...

It’s an exciting time to be a microbiologist working in rice research. A global push towards the cultivation of water-saving rice is enabling farmers to harness the power of microbes that thrive in ...