{"id":81225,"date":"2026-01-06T11:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81225"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:16:24","slug":"rice-crop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rice-crop\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice Crop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Rice Crop Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Agriculture Minister said India\u2019s rice production has reached 150.18 million tonnes, compared to China\u2019s 145.28 million tonnes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Rice Crop<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice is a <\/span><b>tropical crop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the staple food for the majority of the Indian population.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Growing Season:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>primarily a <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/kharif-and-rabi-crops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kharif crop<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, grown during the <\/span><b>southwest monsoon season<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (June to October) but it can also be cultivated in Rabi and summer seasons under assured irrigation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Required Climatic Conditions for Rice Crop<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice is grown under varying conditions in India <\/span><b>from 8\u00b0N to 30\u00b0N latitude<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>from sea level to about 2,500 metre altitude.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>average annual rainfall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> required for <\/span><b>rice is 150 cm.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Between <\/span><b>25\u00b0C and 35\u00b0C.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can be grown on a variety of soils <\/span><b>including silts, loams and gravels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can tolerate acidic as well as alkaline soils.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crop <\/span><b>requires standing water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (10-12 cm deep) during most of its growing season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rice Producing states:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is most commonly cultivated in states such as West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odisha, and Assam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nutrition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a higher nutritional value and is rich in Vitamins A, B, and calcium.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/india-becomes-worlds-largest-rice-producer-says-union-agriculture-minister-shivraj-singh-chouhan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rice  is a tropical crop and the staple food for the majority of the Indian population. 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