Rice is more than a food item for Sri Lankans; it is a kind of politico-cultural staple. Hence its ability to make or break governments. One of the key factors that led to the 1953 Hartal was a steep ...

Koppal: Gangavathi is also known as the ‘rice bowl of Karnataka'. However, farmers here in the Tungabhadra catchment area are ...

A Member of Parliament (MP) has proposed that the government amend the Control of Paddy and Rice Act 1994 (Act 522) to allow ...

Agriculture Lands Livestock and Irrigation Minister K. D. Lalkantha yesterday said the Government, through the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB), will pay farmers for paddy.Speaking at a press conference ...

The terms and conditions of the contracts for giving paddy to rice millers for custom milling have been allegedly violated in ...

The government has officially announced the certified prices at which the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) will purchase paddy ...

Kerala's rice cultivation sees decline in production, productivity, and area in 2023-24, as per Economic Review data.

(250207) -- GAMPAHA, Feb. 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest paddy rice in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, Feb. 6, 2025. (Photo by Gayan ...

Hassan Abdul Karim (Harapan-Pasir Gudang) said Act 522 was seen as lax because there was no legal provision in the law that ...

Gadwal: District Additional Collector Lakshminarayana has directed rice millers to ensure the immediate delivery of Custom ...