Rice production drops by 30 percent
Bantul Agriculture and Forestry Office chief Edy Suharyanta estimates that rice production in the area will drop by 30 percent this year as many rice fields have been flooded.
Federation of All India Rice Millers Association on Saturday said that the rice production in the country fell by five million tonnes last year and asked the Centre and state governments to take this as a warning signal and address the concerns of the sector.