By Admin 
India’s Rice Export: China has been ahead for a long time in terms of large-scale cultivation of rice and its export, but now India has ended its years-old dominance and has come to the first place. India’s share in rice cultivation worldwide is more than 28 percent.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has also recognized this achievement of India. In its December 2025 report, USDA said that rice production in India has reached 152 million metric tons, while China’s production is 146 million metric tons. With this, India has become the ‘king of rice’ in the world.
Taiwan had helped India
Rice has been grown and eaten in India since ancient times. Today whenever it comes to rice production, India’s name often comes first. There are about 123,000 varieties of rice in the world, of which about 60,000 are found in India. However, the contribution of China’s enemy Taiwan in this cannot be denied.
In the 60s, when India was facing food crisis, Taiwan came forward to help India. It first gave its variety of paddy Taichung Native-1 (TN1- Taichung Native-1) to India. After this, in 1968, the second variety IR-8 Iri was given. Then the agricultural scientists of the country started hybridizing with these species of rice. Gradually, India became self-sufficient in rice production. There are about 123,000 varieties of rice in the world, of which about 60,000 are found in India.
Rice became a weapon of foreign policy
Well-known agronomist Dr. Sudhanshu Singh says that India’s emergence as the world’s largest rice producer is a big achievement. Indian rice is exported to 172 countries and rice has also become an important weapon of India’s foreign policy.
In 2024-25, India exported agricultural products worth a record Rs 450,840 crore, in which rice had the highest share at about 24 percent. India earned foreign exchange worth Rs 105,720 crore in a year by exporting Basmati and non-Basmati rice. This shows the importance of rice for the Indian economy.
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