Rice procurement tops 47 million tonnes, down 6% from a year ago

[ad_1] On the back of a significant increase in rice procurement from the rabi crop in Telangana, the total procurement in the 2023-24 season (October-September) was 47.03 million tonnes (mt) until April 30 against 49.88 mt a year ago, down...

Paddy procurement: 1479 purchase centres opened

[ad_1] <!-- --> The paddy procurement achieved so far is in the order of some 31,000 metric tonnes only and this is mainly from Nizamabad and Nalgonda districts. Published Date - 7 April 2024, 09:40 PM ...

Govt allows export of extra 10,000 tonnes onion to UAE

[ad_1] The government has allowed the export of an additional 10,000 tonnes of onion to the UAE through the National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL), beyond the 14,400 tonnes permitted on March 1. As much as 79,150 tonnes of onions have...

India needs a new maize revolution

[ad_1] Maize, the queen of cereals, is becoming a vital source of raw material not only to increase ethanol production but also to feed growing poultry, animal feed, starch and other industries in India. As per estimates, India produced 34.6...