<h1>Export incentives sought to revive rice shipments; industry urges higher RoDTEP and renewed interest equalization support.</h1> Industry urges immediate budget measures to counter surplus-driven price declines by boosting export incentives-notably higher Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products rates and reintroduction of the interest equalization scheme-and by financing rural agri-infrastructure, including enhanced irrigation funding, expanded cold storage, and investments in agri-tech, climate-smart crops, farmer digital literacy, and skill development to reduce losses and improve export competitiveness.