Kharif marketing season, rice millers — responsible for storing and milling government-procured paddy — across Punjab refused to accept hybrid rice varieties ...

FSII has also filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, challenging the state's decision. The hearing is ...

Paddy cultivation is the backbone of rural India, but over the past few years, farmers have been fighting climate change, ...

The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) is urging central intervention against Punjab's ban on hybrid paddy seeds, ...

The Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology is not new to the farming community of the state, but it could not gain popularity ...

Days after Punjab government banned the sale of hybrid paddy seeds (non-Basmati rice varieties), citing high prices and low ...

The Federation of Seed Industry of India is urging government intervention against Punjab's ban on hybrid paddy seeds, which ...

A new variety of rice, called Jaspe, has been developed by scientists. Combined with a less water-intensive growing technique ...

The Federation of Seed Industry of India has appealed for intervention against Punjab's ban on hybrid paddy seeds, warning of ...

Punjab's ban on hybrid rice seeds could cost farmers up to Rs 10,000 per acre, says FSII, citing income loss and potential ...

The seeds are expected to sprout in about a week. In May, the Emperor will take the seedlings and plant them in a rice paddy at the palace. The rice will be harvested in autumn and offered to ...