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Bid to save red rice from extinction: HP to bring 4,000 hectare land under cultivation in 5 yrs

Representative Image Bid to save red rice from extinction: HP to bring 4,000 hectare land under cultivation in 5 yrs ANI | Updated: Dec 13, 2020 12:45 IST Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 13 (ANI): In a bid to give red rice, which is "on the verge of extinction" a new lease of life, the Himachal Pradesh government has fixed a target to bring around 4,000 hectares of land under its cultivation and produce around 40,000 quintals of the cereal grain annually in the next five years, state Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar said on Sunday. At present, the total area under cultivation of red rice -- for which the state government is also trying to get a Geographical Indication tag -- in Himachal Pradesh has been recorded at around 1,100 hectares. The total annual production is 9,926 quintals, with an average of 8-10 quintals/hectare production.

Himachal to bring 4,000 hectare land under red rice cultivation in 5 yrs