Bao paddy (Red Rice)
Assam State Agricultural Marketing Board is procuring Bao paddy since 2013-14 at the behest of an exporting house named M/s Nature Bio Foods Ltd. under an agreement in order to fetch remunerative price to the Bao paddy growers of flood prone districts of Dhemaji, Majuli and Morigaon. The paddy is milled and exported by the Haryana based company.
The status of procurement is as given below-
Financial Year | Total Procurement (in qtl.) | Procurement price (per qtl) |
2013-14 | 1649.67 | 1500.00 |
2014-15 | 6135.33 | 1500.00 |
2015-16 | 2765.96 | 1500.00 |
2016-17 | 2740.12 | 1500.00 |