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India grapples with fall in rice planting due to poor rainfall, 'dwarfing' disease
Situation in world's largest exporter of grain could potentially have global ramifications
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After its wheat output was affected by a heatwave, India is now grappling with reduced rice planting due to poor rainfall and a mysterious "dwarfing" disease affecting the crops that could potentially have global ramifications.
The South Asian country is the largest rice exporter globally with a market share of 40 per cent. It exported 17.71 million tonnes of rice last year to 150 countries.
