Grain drain

India wins the battle over basmati. But the war still continues

Rice row

US eyeing patent on Thai jasmine rice?

DNA test for Basmati

EU wants only authentic varieties; India stands to gain

Friends for rice

Third generation of a benign fungus could boost yield

POLLUTER PAYS

It's all in the name

Thai farmers and activists object to a US company's use of the name Jasmati for a rice variety

Foreign invasion

How the West is trying to steal what is ours

WATER SHORTAGE

Rat menace

The flowering of the bamboo is bad news for the people in Mizoram

Treacherous Syngenta

The world's third largest seed company files patents for public-funded rice research

Rice does not need water

The system of rice intensification method shows how

Rice delight

Paddy sells cheap in Kerala

Instant rice

A rice variety saves fuel, holds hope for Orissa

The scent that sells

‘Don't mess with Telangana farmers’: KCR’s warning to Modi government at Delhi rally on paddy procurement

Telangana CM gave Centre a 24-hour deadline to respond

FARMERS PLIGHT

Fighting biopiracy

Power from husk

Pest attack

Lost rhythm of health

India bans broken rice export; 20% duty on other grades

Weak monsoon has led to reduction in paddy acreage this Kharif

Rice originated in India

Fresh evidence from dung of dinosaurs changes many conceptions

Straw can generate power, if available

Third world power

China has proved that genomics is no longer the preserve of developed countries