Scientists develop salt tolerant rice variety

The variety can withstand salt concentration of up to 200 micromole per litre

Dam damage

Meeting rising demand

Super rice

FLOODED RICE

FAKE BRANDS

Novel varieties

The first hybrid rice variety developed in India has taken farmers by storm

Grain gains

ORDERED TO BE CHALANGED

Super-high yield

Hold that bite

Rice with a human touch

Resistant to 13 herbicides

South Asia

Navara, the rice that cures

Tarnished terrain

Pesticides used in rice cultivation are having just the reverse effect than the one intended -instead of decimating pests, extensive studies …

Indigenous appeal

Farmers in West Bengal are going back to indigenous rice varieties, with a little encouragement

Vindaloo with a punch

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Rice bowls shall brim

A new and healthier version of rice promises to produce and provide more for Asia's teeming millions

No health warnings on iron fortified rice: SC directs govt to respond in 4 weeks

Consuming iron can lead to adverse outcomes like organ failure for thalassemia, sickle cell disease patients

Folk rice: Researchers spot dozen Indian paddy varieties that can boost nourishment

These traditional varieties of rice are on the verge of extinction from farm fields

Hybrid seeds are multinational firms’ tool to monopolise agri markets

Policies should focus on farmer-centred seed production

Space savers

Hybrid gains

A rice hybrid developed in India can help reap an extra Rs 2,500 per ha

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