A 100% automation of rice harvest is projected by the end of the sixth five-year development plan (2017-22). Rice Mechanization Plans Making Headway A bout 81% and 70% of rice harvest in Mazandaran and Gilan provinces respectively were carr......More +

* Prices rise in Thailand, India, Vietnam * Bangladesh seals import deal with Vietnam By My Pham VIETNAM, June 15 Asian rice prices rose this week, extending gains from the week before on strong demand from importers including Bangladesh an......More +

FAO forecast that the biggest rice producer this year will be China with 142.3 million tonnes, followed by India with 110.4 million tonnes, Indonesia and Bangladesh. The report said the global rice output was likely to increase by 0.7 per ce......More +

"The crop is ready for harvest in about just 90 days as compared to Pusa Basmati 1121, which takes 140 days to ripen.......More +