Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world’s population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and Southeast Asia. However, a significant portion of rice farming still ...

NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - When India overtook China as the world's largest producer of rice this year, the country's politicians and agriculture lobby marked the moment by praising resilient ...

MUMBAI, June 26 (Reuters) - India is allocating record rice volumes for ethanol production as it struggles with unprecedented inventories that are likely to swell further with the arrival of the new ...

India has shattered China's dominance that had continued for years in the field of rice. By overtaking China, India has reached number one in the world in terms of rice production. The country's share ...

Monsoon floods continue to cost India millions of tonnes of rice, but a new global modelling study 1 reveals an unexpected trend: the most destructive rice-killing floods are becoming less common in ...

Mirova, the French climate-focused investment firm backed by Kering and other corporate heavyweights, has invested $30.5 million (€26.4 million) in Indian climate tech startup Varaha. This investment ...

Agriculture and allied activities such as animal husbandry form the backbone of India's rural economy, and provide employment ...