As climate change compels farmers to diversify from wheat and paddy, how can the government make minimum support price available to farmers by making the system more effective
While India has relentlessly developed and increased the use of high-yielding rice varieties over the past 50 years, similar to Bangladesh, to build a strong foundation for food
Farmers planting corn seeds in Punjab. Female farmers are the strongest link in the agriculture sector, providing 70 per cent of labour. Paradoxically, they are also the weakest
PACITAN, Indonesia — Parno looked weary at he stared out over his rice field, occasionally shaking his head as he considered prospects for the coming harvest. “How can I not
Farmers harvest paddy rice stalks in a farm land in Kalasin province, Thailand, on November 21, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg Asia’s bountiful rice fields have fed the world for
Chai Watcharong, the spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, has revealed that the Ministry of Commerce recently organised a promotional event for Thai rice at the
With production projected to be lower this year, water levels in reservoirs precariously low and export curbs not effective enough, rice prices could jump BY SUBRAMANI RA
THE country’s volume of imported rice almost doubled during the first two months of 2024, data from the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)
RICE IMPORTS totaled 728,254.49 metric tons (MT) year to date at the end of February, up 84.6% from a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). According to
State slips to fourth from top slot, Telangana climbs the ladder to second spot According to the latest crop estimates released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’
By HANA BORDEY, GMA Integrated News NFA quality lab told to pass off good rice as bad, says Tulfo Officials behind the questioned sale of rice stocks of the National Food
Rice– a key staple in Nigeria is fast getting out of reach for most households as prices of grain have surged 98.47 percent in one year. Experts attributed the persistent