A lot of efforts are being made to popularise the Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology but the road to it is not easy and full ...

The crackdown follows last year’s controversy when a purported hybrid of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)’s PR 126 was ...

The direct seeding technique is capable of reducing water consumption by up to 35% and cutting methane emissions by 30%. It ...

Agriculture Director-General Datuk Nor Sam Alwi said the use of illegal or illegally imported padi seeds was strictly ...

The initiative, which is expected to save 15–20% of the state’s groundwater, also aims to ease the financial burden on ...

Chandigarh: Punjab govt faces an uphill task when it comes to meeting its target of ensuring that farmers grow paddy on at ...

With climate change impacting rice production across India, climate-smart and high-yielding rice varieties are key to ...

With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting an early onset of the southwest monsoon, farmers across Tamil Nadu have begun groundwork for the Kuruvai paddy cultivation season with renewed ...

Fields are cleaned, weeds are removed, and the soil is cut and dug in careful shapes to prepare it for tillage. Manure is ...

Emmanuel Narh-Zaidor, a 31-year-old from southeastern Ghana, watched as farmers prepared the soil for the upcoming planting season. Hundreds of white ibis birds waded through his rice field in search ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito planted rice seedlings at a paddy inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday. Our site uses ...

The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) affirmed its preparedness for Kharif 2025, ensuring quality seed availability ...