DINDIGUL: The increasing demand for rice from Kerala, coupled with good returns, has pushed farmers to opt for paddy ...

Though Palakkad district is still considered the traditional rice bowl of Kerala, its paddy fields are vanishing at an alarming rate with farmers taking to other lucrative crops and the real ...

There are other types, including “red rice” (a coarse-husked variety that has a reddish-brown external color), which is very popular in Kerala in the South of India, as well as in some of our ...