Traditional small-scale rice producers In developing countries, rice is usually produced the way it has been for centuries, on small plots using enormous amounts of human labor. Rice farmers in Asia Most of the rice is grown and consumed in Asia, from Pakistan in the west to Japan in the east. ‘Rice-producing Asia’ (defined as […]

Synopsis Rising demand for basmati rice in these European countries has resulted in a better price realisation for farmers, mainly from the basmati rice-growing areas in Punjab and Haryana. The common variety of basmati rice, 1121 Pusa, which is mostly exported, has been fetching a 15% higher price at the farmgate from November. KOLKATA: In […]