04 Jun 2021 Village rice

Posted at 11:27h in Daily current-affairs by rahul123 0 Comments

0 Likes

‘Village rice’

Patented ‘village rice’ from Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district exported to Ghana, Yemen.

Two consignments 4.5 MT of patented ‘village rice ‘ sourced by a start-up Udaya Agro Farm, was exported to Ghana & Yemen via air & sea routes.

In March 2021, the first consignment of ‘red rice’ from Assam was exported to the USA.

Its unique feature is that, it enriched with protein, fibre, and various minerals.
‘village rice ‘ is sourced directly from farmers of Thanjavur, also known as rice bowl of Tamil Nadu

Iron-rich “red rice” is grown in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam without using any chemical fertilizer.
The rice variety is referred to as “Bao-dhaan”, an integral part of the Assamese food.

To increase export of non-basmati rice thus help to reduce regional imbalance. During 2020-21, the shipment of non-basmati rice witnessed an impressive spike.
The non-basmati rice exports were Rs 35,448 crore (4796 US$ Million) during April-March, 2021 against Rs 14,400 crore (2020 US$ Million) reported during April-March, 2020 period.
The exports of non-Basmati have witnessed a growth of 146 % in Rupee terms and 137 % Dollar terms in 2020-2021.

Yojna IAS Current Affairs Team