Grain drain

A US company has acquired the patent to what it claims is a new variety of basmati rice

QUALITY CONTROL

RICE CROP IN TROUBLE

In short

Seeds of starvation

Intensive agriculture is destroying China's soil

Shortcut to better rice

Genomic approach saves time and effort

Sold out

Rice at a click

Hold that bite

Scientists develop salt tolerant rice variety

The variety can withstand salt concentration of up to 200 micromole per litre

Dam damage

Meeting rising demand

Super rice

FLOODED RICE

FAKE BRANDS

Novel varieties

The first hybrid rice variety developed in India has taken farmers by storm

Grain gains

ORDERED TO BE CHALANGED

Super-high yield

Rice with a human touch

Resistant to 13 herbicides

South Asia

Navara, the rice that cures

No health warnings on iron fortified rice: SC directs govt to respond in 4 weeks

Consuming iron can lead to adverse outcomes like organ failure for thalassemia, sickle cell disease patients

Folk rice: Researchers spot dozen Indian paddy varieties that can boost nourishment

These traditional varieties of rice are on the verge of extinction from farm fields

Hybrid seeds are multinational firms’ tool to monopolise agri markets

Policies should focus on farmer-centred seed production