Tangent. India’s Food ministry said it had imposed an export duty of 20% on non-basmati white rice in September last year to lower prices and improve availability domestically.

Rice is a staple in baby food, but toxic metals could pose a problem for childhood development. banjongseal324/Getty Images. Rice is often grown in very wet, flooded soils. When ...

The next highest sources are Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand, which collectively account for roughly 40% of global methane emissions from rice paddies. Nature 641 , 563 (2025) doi: https://doi ...

Benchmark food-grade rice from Thai exporters made its biggest weekly gain since October 2020 last week on the back of firmer food and feed demand, climbing 5% to around $421.50 a tonne.

GOLDEN rice, which has been genetically modified to prevent blindness in undernourished children, was judged safe to eat last week by the US Food and Drug Administration. The rice contains extra ...