Centre estimates 3.79% lower kharif rice production at 106.31 million tonnes
The country's rice production is estimated to decline by 3.79 per cent to 106.31 million tonnes in the kharif season of the 2023-24 crop year (July-June) due to poor rainfall in key growing states, according to the Agriculture Ministry's latest estimates.
Rice production stood at 110.5 million tonnes during the same season in the previous crop year. Pic: Pixabay