FAO lowers paddy forecast after poor monsoon in India

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 16:22

Global paddy output is expected to total 724.5 million tonnes compared with the forecast in April of 732.3 million tonnes.

Good monsoon to boost paddy production in Goa

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 17:56

Goa agriculture department has predicted a good paddy production this season, as the state is having continuous rains required for good farming.

CSA to appoint Upton as Proteas Performance Director

Last Updated: Monday, July 2, 2012, 12:30

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is set to announce a change in the management structure of the national team and is all set to appoint Paddy Upton as Proteas Performance Director.

Proteas take to mountains for team building exercise

Last Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2012, 14:14

The South African cricket team will undergo a four-day team-building exercise in Switzerland to help them cope with the pressure of 13 weeks away from home.

Denmark`s Bendtner hit with UEFA charge

Last Updated: Friday, June 15, 2012, 20:04

Denmark striker Niklas Bendtner is to face a UEFA disciplinary hearing after he displayed the name of a betting company on his underpants in a Euro 2012 game.

Govt hikes paddy MSP by 16%; pulses, oilseeds by up to 37%

Last Updated: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 15:04

The government on Thursday announced a 16 percent hike in support price of paddy at Rs 1,250 per quintal for the ongoing kharif season and raised the MSP of oilseeds and pulses sharply by up to 37 per cent to reduce the country's dependence on imports.

Food Min against hike in paddy MSP

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 16:18

The Food Ministry has opposed the Agriculture Ministry's proposal to hike the support price of paddy by over 15 percent to Rs 1,250 per quintal for 2012-13, saying the move would result in increase in food subsidy Bill.

Agri Min moots Rs 100/qtl bonus for paddy in 2012-13

Last Updated: Sunday, June 3, 2012, 14:32

The Agriculture Ministry has proposed a Rs 100 per quintal bonus to paddy farmers over and above the support price of Rs 1,250 per quintal recommended for 2012-13 crop year.

Farmers` cheques bounce in Bihar

Last Updated: Saturday, April 7, 2012, 14:21

Ashok Pandey, a farmer in Bihar, is worried after a Rs 143,000 cheque given by a state agency for his paddy crop bounced twice last one month.

Bihar panchayat breaks China's record of paddy production

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 17:52

A gram panchayat in Nalanda district of Bihar has surpassed the Chinese record of paddy production, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar informed Parliament Tuesday.

FoodMin to examine reports of FCI not paying MSP in Bihar, UP

Last Updated: Friday, January 27, 2012, 19:38

Food Minister K V Thomas on Friday said his ministry and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) will examine reports of the nodal agency for procurement paying less than the minimum support price for paddy in some states.