High-tech survey to assess basmati rice output amid patchy monsoon No surveys were done in the previous two years due to Covid-related disruptions, and this year’s estimation should give a far more accurate picture of the aromatic basmati, as it’s being done using high-tech forecasting tools, such as climate modelling and satellite imaging, an official said India is assessing its basmati rice, a prized farm-export commodity, with advanced technologies to estimate acreage, crop health, output and yields, an official said amid an anticipated lower summer paddy output due to a…
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Centre sets target for rice stocks in food security review meet
Centre sets target for rice stocks in food security review meet The meet was aimed at ensuring the Centre is able to buy sufficient rice stocks for the country’s public distribution system. Securing food supplies is critical this year as domestic cereal prices have risen and the world battles one of the gravest food crises in decades. The Centre on Tuesday reviewed food security and procurement of summer-sown rice with 24 state governments amid an anticipated lower output of the staple due to a patchy monsoon, a person with knowledge…
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