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‘India beats China as world’s largest rice producer’
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|January 05, 2026
India has become the world’s largest rice producer, beating China, with a total output of 150.18 million tonnes, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Sunday, as he released 184 new varieties of 25 crops.
These new high-yielding seed varieties would boost crop production and enhance farmers’ income, he said, while directing the ministry officials to ensure that these new varieties reach farmers quickly.
This story is from the January 05, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Bengaluru.
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