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Parali solution may lie closer to the farm

September 01, 2026 3:49 pm

Wheat does not travel 100 km merely because flour requires machinery. The village chakki places processing close to where the commodity is produced and consumed. Paddy residue may need a similar rethink

In El Niño year, direct seeded rice finds traction with farmers

July 06, 2026 7:26 am

30-35% water savings over traditional transplantation route pushes up demand for herbicide-resistant paddy varieties/hybrids from IARI and Savannah Seeds

Why Punjab’s paddy dwarfing disease keeps returning, and what farmers can do for prevention

May 21, 2026 6:25 pm

Many Punjab farmers had reported that, against the normal paddy yield of around 30 to 32 quintals per acre, severely affected fields produced barely one or two quintals in some cases due to the disease in past seasons.

Punjab’s ber cultivation: Farmers elevate ‘poor man’s fruit’, make it commercially viable beyond wheat, paddy

January 15, 2026 6:34 pm

Traditionally growing wild along field boundaries, ber is now emerging as a profitable alternative to water-intensive crops, offering better returns with minimal inputs and significantly lower water use.

Why India is not ‘dumping’ rice in the US as Trump says

December 11, 2025 3:46 pm

US is not a very large rice producer, yet exports more than what it imports. What India sends there are premium, expensive varieties. Neither fact points to India 'dumping' rice in the US, as Trump said.

Questions arise as Punjab crosses paddy procurement target despite lowest yield in a decade

November 24, 2025 4:26 pm

In some cases, commission agents are believed to be helping traders pass off outside paddy from other states as Punjab-grown grain by linking it to local farmers’ names in mandi records.