BATHINDA, India — An Indian initiative to preserve vanishing groundwater by delaying the annual sowing of rice has led to a dramatic worsening of air pollution in New Delhi and the surrounding ...

Rice to get costlier as weather, India's farm perks threaten supply. By Rajendra Jadhav. July 6, 2023 1:10 AM UTC Updated July 6, 2023 ... vice president of Olam India's rice business.

Agriculture is not a trade issue for India — it’s the backbone of livelihoods and food security for small farmers ...

Early and widespread monsoon rains in India have accelerated the sowing of rice, oilseeds and pulses, boosting the country’s ...

Farming experts, advocates, say India’s rice export ban will not likely cause food shortages Export ban may hurt poor countries but benefit U.S. growers August 2, 2023 at 7:27 a.m.

India’s rice farming sector is also highly vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures, water scarcity, and extreme weather events threaten yields, with studies showing that a 1°C increase in ...

Rice farming began in India far earlier than previously believed and may have developed parallel to rice domestication in China, latest archeological research from Indus Civilisation sites in ...

Rice planting in India could fall by 5% as New Delhi's decision to ban non-basmati white rice exports will cut farm income and encourage growers to switch to other crops, a leading farmers' group ...

Mitti Labs aims to transform rice farming in India and other South Asian markets by reducing methane emissions by 50% and water consumption by 30%. TechCrunch Desktop Logo TechCrunch Mobile Logo.

Farming rice in India much older than thought, used as 'summer crop' by Indus Civilization. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 11 / 161121095216.htm.

In 1975, facing famine after war, Vietnam resolved to grow more rice. It succeeded spectacularly, eventually becoming the world’s third-largest rice exporter after India and Thailand.

Basmati rice—often called the "queen of rice" in India and Pakistan—is cherished in kitchens worldwide, particularly in South Asian cuisines.When translated directly from Hindi, basmati means ...