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11 September 2026 NATIONAL

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Francisco P Tiu Laurel of Philippines have co-chaired the 9th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (9th AIMMAF) in New Delhi. The agenda of the 9th AIMMAF focused on climate-resilient farming, with a specific emphasis on implementing low-emission rice cultivation techniques.

The participants endorsed the “ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future” roadmap and the “ASEAN Food, Agriculture and Forestry Sectoral Plan 2026-2030” to ensure environmental safeguards and food safety in the region. A symbolic “Friendship Spike for Agriculture and Forestry” was also unveiled to commemorate the cooperation between the nations.

4 July 2026 NATIONAL

The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has designated the Borjuli wetland in the Sonitpur district of Assam as a 'Biodiversity Heritage Site'. This initiative aims to conserve India's wild rice genetic resources, specifically the ancestral species Oryza rufipogon.

The conservation is being carried out under the project 'In-situ Conservation and Management of Wild Rice (Oryza rufipogon) of Assam', which has been operational since 2022. The project is executed by scientists from the ICAR–National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBPGR), New Delhi.

4 July 2026 NATIONAL

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a reform to improve the quality of rice distributed under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other welfare schemes.

Under the new policy, the permissible limit for broken grains in raw rice has been reduced to 10% from 25%, and for parboiled rice, it has been limited to 5% from 16%. The procurement of this improved-quality rice will be implemented across all states in a phased manner by the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2027–28.

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