Owing to market fluctuations, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is considering mechanisms to stabilize local rice producers’ sale prices across the
Keeri Samba’s successful cultivation in Hambantota marks a pivotal moment for Sri Lanka’s rice production. With ambitious plans for expansion and comprehensive support
Some 1,500 hectares of rice fields are currently being affected by the worsening El Niño conditions in the Western Visayas province AKLAN, Philippines – Aklan’s rice
Farmers harvest rice using sickles in Bocaue, Bulacan on January 2, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — High retail prices of rice will persist as imported varieties dominate the local
CHONGQING — While Chinese people enjoy the pleasure of harvesting rice, an annoying problem often gets in their way — the leftover rice straw. In 2022 alone, Southwest
ISLAMABAD: Findings of a study carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) confirms that women farmers in Pakistan are largely unrecognised for their vital
Research suggests many of the same pressures driving farmers to protest on the streets are also impacting their health and wellbeing. Farmers from across Europe are reporting
By Leilanie Adriano FERTILIZER VOUCHERS. Rice farmers from Currimao, Ilocos Norte receive farming provisions from the Department of Agriculture on Friday (Feb. 22, 2024).
Anwar said this was to ensure the availability of rice at a reasonable price for the people. – Bernama photo KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
22 February 2024, Burundi: The Burundi office of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Institute of Agronomic Sciences of Burundi (ISABU) are jointly
BORONGAN CITY (PIA) — A total of 4,968 rice farmers from seven municipalities in Eastern Samar, namely Jipapad, Arteche, Dolores, Oras, Sulat, Can-avid, and Maslog, received
Press Release by the Indonesian Peasants’ Union (Serikat Petani Indonesia – SPI) The government has once again announced rice imports with a quota of 3 million tons throughout
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will implement rice farming strategies that require less water, allowing farmers to continue planting rice in the face of El Niño. Complying
Thai farmers are being asked not to grow off-season rice as the country’s water supply is now low due to the impact of climate change and other factors. Illustrative image
DEALING WITH EL NIÑO. A rice field in Negros Occidental in this undated photo. The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday (Feb. 16, 2024) said it has tapped more than 1
[Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways Fiji / Facebook] A total of 133 rice farmers in Dreketi, Macuata will benefit from the current drainage works that are being
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has set a target to cover 4 lakh hectare of farm land under its “Comprehensive Project on Rice Fallow Management” programme in financial year
Police barricades are erected on a national highway to stop farmers, who are marching towards New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them in 2021. — Reuters
File – Workers carry rice on their shoulders at a Bulog food warehouse in Jakarta on February 5, 2024. The government is balancing the food crop farmers’ exchange rate
Farmers working on a rice field in Mindanao. (File photo by ERWIN MASCARIÑAS / Inquirer Mindanao) MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked Filipino farmers
After more than 9,000 years in cultivation, annual paddy rice is now available as a long-lived perennial. The advancement means farmers can plant just once and reap as many as
CERTIFIED SEEDS DISTRIBUTION. Certified seeds distributed to rice farmers in various cities and municipalities in Western Visayas in this photo taken in November 2023. As of Jan.
By Charlie Devereux and Corina Pons MADRID, Feb 8 (Reuters) – A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after the European
This paper analyses the challenges of various types of capital assets to Indigenous rice farming in Bali, Indonesia, and Ifugao, the Philippines. Resilient rice farming in
What you need to know: When former Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi was invited to Parliament last year to speak about maize shortage in the country, he
PRESIDENT AS FARMER. President Marcos drives a tractor as he and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel (below) inspect rice stalks at a field in Candaba, Pampanga on
Anticipations are high among farmers in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kirinyaga County, as they project a landmark yield in rice production this season, continuing a year of bumper
کسان بڑھتی قیمتوں، سستی برآمدات کے لیے یورپی یونین کو ذمہ دار ٹھہرا رہے ہیں۔ یورپی یونین کی
Variety grown in rare fields invigorates village in Heilongjiang province. Chen Yujia harvests slate rice in Shangguandi village in Ning’an city, Heilongjiang province.
Summary PARIS/BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The French government on Wednesday sent armoured vehicles to protect a wholesale food market in Paris in a sign of escalating