Assam's joha variety rice effective in diabetes management, research shows

Jun 23, 2023

Joha is a short-grain winter paddy known for its significant aroma and noteworthy taste.

APEDA facilitates first export of GI-tagged Joha Rice from Assam to United Kingdom, Italy

Mar 13, 2026

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the consignment was dispatched on March 12 in collaboration with the...

Assam gets 5,000-tonne capacity cold storage, the state's largest

Nov 09, 2022

Assam's farm produce such as ginger, pepper, lemon, and joha rice has great demand in the national and international market and the farmers of...

GI-tagged joha rice from Assam exported to UK, Italy; APEDA facilitates first 25 MT consignment

Mar 12, 2026

In a major boost to India's agricultural exports, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce and...

APEDA, IRRI unveil high-quality non-basmati rice varieties and value-added products in Delhi workshop

Sep 02, 2024

The event highlighted the findings from two key research projects: "Comprehensive Grain and Nutritional Quality Profiling of Non-Basmati Rice," which aimed to identify high-quality,...

269 districts started distributing fortified rice under public distribution system

Apr 07, 2023

Fortification is the process of adding micronutrients (Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12) to normal rice. This process is done in the rice mills at...