Rice is one of the staple foods most widely consumed in Ghana, particularly in rural communities. Local rice production and consumption are, therefore, critical for Ghanaian schoolchildren, who depend ...

The government on Friday announced temporary discontinuation of rice fortification under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other social schemes citing that prolonged storage of ...

The government says that this decision of temporary discontinuation of fortification process does not entail any reduction in foodgrain entitlements Centre has decided to temporarily discontinue the ...

Lagos is positioning itself to tap into the surging global fortified rice market, which analysts project will reach $36.6 billion by 2033, up from $20.8 billion in 2023. The rapid expansion is driven ...

As the Union Food Ministry decided to temporarily discontinue the process of rice fortification “until a more effective mechanism for delivery of nutrients to beneficiaries is identified”, activists ...

The Punjab food and civil supplies department has called fresh tenders for the purchase of one-lakh tonnes of fortified rice kernels (FRK) at a cost of ₹400 crore. The kernels are to be mixed with ...

KAKINADA: Kakinada district authorities have blocked the export of 140 metric tonnes of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice ...

Food regulator FSSAI today said the availability of fortified milk and edible oil has improved but the progress is slow in fortification of wheat flour, rice and salt. Fortification means deliberately ...

The government’s recent decision to suspend the ₹2,700-crore program for fortifying ration shop rice may actually be permanent, as no available technology can extend the grain's shelf life for two to ...

Bathinda: The fortified rice kernel (FRK) manufacturers moved the Punjab and Haryana high court, alleging that the Punjab state procurement agencies adopted arbitrary, unconstitutional alterations to ...

NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to temporarily discontinue the distribution of fortified rice under its welfare schemes following findings by a study at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ...