SHILLONG: The state agriculture department has roped in the International Rice Research Institute to assist it to increase the production of rice in Meghalaya as there is a huge gap in the demand and supply of rice in the state.
Stating that various measures have been initiated to augment production of rice, chief minister Mukul Sangma, who also holds the agriculture portfolio on Tuesday told the state assembly that efforts were being made to replace low-yielding varieties of paddy with high-yielding ones.
The CM said efforts were being made to bring more area under rice cultivation as the state has very limited land suitable for rice cultivation due to the hilly terrain. To close the gap in demand and supply, which amounts to around 2 lakh metric tonnes, he said the state was receiving its share of rice through the public distribution system.
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