New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Telangana, India's largest rice-producing state, is now expanding its rice exports beyond traditional buyers.

"This is the first time the state's civil supplies corporation has exported rice to the Philippines. It's the MTU 1010 variety, long grain sticky rice, which is liked there," said S Mohanty, Advisor to the Telangana Government, speaking to ANI at the sidelines of the Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) exhibition.

The state now plans to target African countries, including Nigeria and others in West Africa, with parboiled rice.

Mohanty stated that Telangana has experienced a remarkable increase in rice cultivation over the past decade, with acreage tripling and production exceeding 20 million tons o...