Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai July 25, 2008, 0:55 IST
India's paddy output is likely to rise marginally by 1.39 per cent, or 2 million tonnes, due to favourable monsoon in some major growing areas, says the latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The country's total paddy output may rise to 145.5 million tonnes in 2008 as compared to 143.5 million tonnes last year.