Farmers accuse TNCSC of hoarding old sacks instead of paddy in godowns
Farmers and activists from the CPI Tamil Nadu Vivasaayigal Sangam protested at Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation’s modern rice mill
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Officials told to install device to assess paddy age in TN
Food Minister P Venkataramanan on Tuesday directed officials to take steps to install an age testing device for determining the
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In El Niño year, direct seeded rice finds traction with farmers
By Harish Damodaran For basmati paddy grower Satyavan Sehrawat, the two biggest challenges are water and labour. The traditional method of cultivating
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Assam’s Borjuli wetland notified as Biodiversity Heritage Site for wild rice conservation
The Borjuli wetland in Assam, known for harbouring a disease and pest-resistant variety of wild rice, has been notified as
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Farmers cut rice, cotton, soybean sowing after weak monsoon start
By Reuters Indian farmers have fallen behind in planting summer crops, including rice, cotton, corn and soybeans, as a slow
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Tamil Nadu: TNCSC steps up protection measures for paddy storage amid rain threats
In view of the increasing risk of paddy bags getting drenched and grains getting damaged during heavy rains, the Tamil
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Coverage up, but Punjab misses target for direct sowing of rice
By Mohit Khanna The state’s Agriculture Department has once again fallen short of its ambitious target for direct sowing of
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Tamil Nadu: Protect procured paddy grains, EPS tells govt
Following an incident near Kumbakonam where thousands of paddy bags stacked in an open storage centre got drenched in heavy
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BRS alleges Rs 1,000-crore scam in Telangana paddy procurement
BRS general secretary and former Minister T Jeevan Reddy accused the Congress government of presiding over large-scale irregularities in paddy procurement. He
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HAU signs agreement with FAO Bangkok to promote direct seeding of rice
By Deepender Deswal Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) has signed an agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organisation
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