By Dele Soboale “We have tried everything else; we might as well try the truth” Robert Ardrey, 1908-1980, in AFRICAN GENESIS Ardrey in that book was attempting to draw
It could revitalise agri-sector if hurdles, de-incentivising weaknesses are addressed. PBF Vice President Jahan Ara Wattoo emphasised that foreign direct investment (FDI) in
Fast breeding rice cultivated in a desert greenhouse in Hotan Prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, under the trial period. (Photo/Courtesy of the
The price of parboiled rice has dropped for the first time this year in April, bringing relief to households and reducing pressure on them. BusinessDay’s market survey across
BEIJING, April 30 (APP): Chinese scientists have successfully developed fast breeding rice in desert greenhouses in Hotan Prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Rice exports from Pakistan are on track to surpass $4 billion by the conclusion of the fiscal year 2023-24. Notably, shipments of non-Basmati coarse rice have been particularly
A court in the Philippines revoked the permit to grow rice genetically modified to boost vitamin A, but the government is expected to appeal against the decision By Michael Le
HANOI: Vietnam exported 3.23 million metric tons of rice in the first four months of this year, up 11.7% from a year earlier, government data released on Monday showed. Jul-Mar
Pakistan is trying to make its mark in the international rice trade at a time when India has stopped its export of rice. Will this be detrimental? A nasty surprise awaited the
Farmers plant rice seedlings on Chongming Island, in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg China is forecast to get more heavy rain in the coming days, raising concerns
Rice millers that were forced out of business in Africa’s most populous nation are gradually reopening their factories as it becomes affordable to source critical inputs. The
Top exporter India’s rice export prices fell to their lowest level in more than three months this week on subdued demand and ample supplies, while Thailand’s prices remained
By GMA Integrated News The House of Representatives will seek to strengthen its oversight functions after completing its legislative priorities when it resumes session on Monday.
Santo Domingo – The National Institute for the Protection of Consumer Rights (Pro Consumidor) reported that the first laboratory studies carried out by this institution on
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena instructed the State Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry Secretary Pradeep Yasaratne to investigate
West Bengal with the rice production of 15.75 million tons, stands as the largest rice producing Indian state. Know the names of top-10 rice producing states in India. Rice, a
KARACHI: The country’s rice exports, breaking all previous records, have earned all-time high of $3 billion during the first 9 months of this fiscal year (FY24), mainly due to
Golden rice is a genetically modified variety of the grain rich in beta-carotene, a pigment that is converted to vitamin A in the body. A Philippines court recently ruled against
Students in the Seyfferth Lab, including doctoral student Frank Linam (right), harvest rice from the paddies grown on the UD Newark Farm. Doctoral student Frank Linam explores how
Exports increased to 4.68 MMT in April-February, from 4.1 MMT during the same period, rising 14% in volume. Exports of high-quality basmati rice from India grew by 22 per cent to
Market hopes hinge on India easing curbs and geopolitical developments BY SUBRAMANI RA MANCOMBU Prices of white rice have dropped to $602 a tonne for shipments from Thailand and
Representational image. — APP File KARACHI: Rice exports soared to a record high in March, defying a slump in shipments to China, as African and Asian markets drove demand for
India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $528-$536 per ton this week, down from last week’s $538-$546. Prices hit a record high of $560 last month Photo:
Treasury Department restrictions limit the amount of dollars Iraq can use to buy U.S. rice. Banking restrictions place exports of U.S. rice to Iraq, the second largest market for
Farmers work in a rice field in Bulacan in the Philippines. A Philippine court has blocked the commercial propagation of genetically modified golden rice because it said
In a bid to address Kenya’s significant rice production shortfall and enhance farmers’ income, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is pushing for the
KARACHI: Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Tuesday said trade with Russia is normal and there is no report of ban on Pakistani rice from Russian authorities. Chela Ram
The price of paddy rice in Africa’s most populous nation has declined by a third over the past two months after the reopening of the Nigeria-Niger land border, a significant
Synopsis India’s agriculture exports decreased by 8.8% to USD 43.7 billion in 2023-24 due to the Red Sea crisis, Russia-Ukraine war, and domestic restrictions. Basmati rice
Narong Jantharung, a rice farmer from the Northeast province of Ubon Ratchathani, won this year’s best jasmine rice award at an event hosted by the Department of Internal Trade
Dr Abed Chowdhury says multi-harvest rice Panchabrihi highly productive Representational image. Photo: Collected Traditionally in rural Bangladesh there has been a farming
Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi, addressing a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (April 24, 2024). (ANTARA/Mentari
Rice exports from the country during the first three quarters of the current financial year increased by 83.37 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of
Honglian hybrid rice, which is resistant to diseases and pests and can tolerate high temperatures, grows in the Philippines. CHINA DAILY The increased yields of a hybrid rice
(INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said that there is enough rice stock despite the
By Benjamin Pulta HALT. The cultivation of Golden Rice is piloted in the Sibalom, Antique in February 2023. The Court of Appeals on April 17, 2024 ordered a stop to the
Dare Olawin, Olasunkanmi Akinlotan, Anozie Egole and Henry Falaiye Following the recent rebound of the naira against the dollar, the price of a 50 kilogramme bag of rice has
U.S. Rice is an integral part of life-saving food assistance around the globe. (USA Rice photo) WASHINGTON, DC – Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the
EFSA’s latest report on pesticide residues in food in the European Union is now available. It gives a snapshot of the residue levels found in a selection of commonly consumed
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 22nd Apr, 2024) Rice exports from the country during the first three quarters of the current financial year
by Stefano Vecchia An exceptional heat wave linked to El Niño is negatively impacting the cost of food staples. Rice now costs 52 pesos per kilo, an anomaly at this time of the
A comprehensive report to refute Pakistan’s GI tag claims on Basmati rice at the European Commission is being finalized through consultations with key stakeholders, say
ISLAMABAD: Russia has warned Pakistan that it will ban rice imports again if their phytosanitary concerns are not addressed in future consignments. The Federal Service for
Russia’s warning to Pakistan came after a quarantine organism was detected in the rice consignment. Karachi: Russia has warned Pakistan that it would ban rice imports
India’s policy of indefinitely extending the export tax on steam rice could be good news for Thai exporters, who could be receiving increased orders for steam rice for the first
Vietnam has for the first time surpassed India and Thailand to become the largest rice exporter to Singapore by shipping 36.15 million SGD (26.55 million USD) worth of rice in the
Synopsis Weak demand has persisted for the past few weeks, as buyers postpone purchases in anticipation of lower prices, said an exporter based at Kakinada, in southern state of
Vietnam has nine fragrant rice varieties that enjoy tax incentives within their export quota into the European Union, but there are no world’s best rice varieties ST24 and ST25.
The public stock of rice, the staple food grain of the country, has plummeted to 800,000-ton mark. According to the Ministry of Food, from July to April 17 of the ongoing fiscal
The movement’s president says this will provide the government with an alternative solution to the problem of ensuring food sufficiency. Padiberas Nasional Bhd is currently the
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute has accused Pakistani rice farmers of illegally cultivating, showcasing and selling superior-quality, Indian strains of basmati rice on
Credit: ©YAIBUABANN – STOCK.ADOBE.COM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US –World rice prices have softened in recent weeks as harvesting progresses in some of the major exporting
19 April 2024, New Delhi: In the fiscal year 2024, basmati rice exports have achieved remarkable growth in both volume and value. According to the latest data, shipments
Vietnam in the first quarter of 2024 exported 2.18 million tonnes of rice, earning 1.43 billion USD, an increase of 17.6% in volume and 45.5% in value year on year. Meanwhile, the
In its latest bulletin published on April 15, 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO – Haiti) indicates that since November 2023, the food
The distribution of fortified rice, provided by the World Food Program (WFP) on behalf of the program initiated under the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to
Former Kuala Krau MP Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said issued a statement earlier in the day to clarify the foodstuff, including rice, flour and cans of sardines, thrown at the
Rice being harvested in Dong Anh District, Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc ThanhVietnam’s rice exports totaled US$1.43 billion in the first quarter of 2024, up 45.5%
KARACHI: Saudi Arabia has agreed to increase rice imports from Pakistan to 20 percent of the Kingdom’s total requirement, a Pakistani official said on Wednesday, as the South
India-US trade ties: Senator Steve Daines emphasised on the access to India for lentil farmers from the US, a leading lentil producer. US senators object to wheat and rice
An Arkansas rice extension educator says planting season got started early and has yet to slow down. Jarrod Hardke says some farmers in the state were almost finished planting
Pix for representational purpose only/BERNAMAPix IPOH: The Farmers’ Organisation Authority (LPP) will apply for an additional quota of local white rice if the existing
A piece of golden rice, rice waiting to be harvestedPakistan’s rice exports set to reach a record high in recent year on good crop output, Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday
Photo by Shahrill Basri/The Edge IPOH (April 18): The Farmers’ Organisation Authority (LPP) will apply for an additional quota of local white rice if the existing
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan Chela Kewlani has said that Pakistan’s rice exports in the first seven months of the current fiscal year
BEIJING, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Apr, 2024) “In terms of value, rice exports in seven months of the fiscal year have already reached what
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka Representative Image Private importers will have to market 124,000 tonnes of rice by 15 May after bringing in the consignments under a new government
According to millers and wholesale traders, non-basmati rice prices have fallen by up to 7 per cent in April consequent to the arrival of new crop. Hyderabad: Increasing arrivals
“Many crops, especially those highly dependent on water supply, will be badly affected.” While many of us may have gotten through college or times when money was tight
| File photo. Bangladesh government asked the private sector to import 1,24,000 tonnes of rice immediately within a month aiming to further arrest the rice price in the retail
Díaz Canel met with the first deputy minister of Vietnam, Tran Luu Quang, who has spent two days on an official visit to Cuba / Revolution Studies The latest donation will
SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) — South Korea has shipped this year’s first batch of rice to countries suffering from food shortages, aiming to provide 100,000 tons of rice
Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture is making efforts to accelerate electricity connection to reach rice field areas to supply energy for optimizing irrigation water pumping.
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka The millers are still reluctant to comply with the food ministry’s order to mention prices and varieties on the sacks of rice from 14 April. Amidst the
USDA forecasts in report on Bangladesh Rice prices are unlikely to decline from the current level in marketing year (MY) 2024-25, beginning from May, the US Department of
Photo courtesy of Dr. Romeo Cabungcal through the Palawan Provincial Information Office) The Palawan government has embarked on an initiative centered around the cashew
Faces headwinds for FY25 on conflict in the main market of West Asia BY VISHWANATH KULKARNI Basmati exports have hit a new record both in volume and value during fiscal 2024. As
Synopsis Indian basmati rice and tea exporters are anxious about the impact of Iran’s attack on Israel. Concerns over outward shipment and rising sunflower oil prices
Thailand sees a prospect of increasing Thai rice’s market share in the Philippines, as the country is expected to import about 4.1 million tonnes, an increase of about 200,000
Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the ministry is prepared to provide any information to the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) if there is indeed a rice cartel and will not
workers unload sacks of rice in a warehouse in Nakhon Pathom, (Bangkok Post file photo) The government is seeking to increase rice exports to the Philippines now that the
MANILA (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thai Minister of Commerce Phumtham Wechayachai has instructed Thai officials to work on expanding the market for Thai rice as the Philippines is
ISLAMABAD, APR 14 (DNA) — Experts lauded China’s role in advancing Hybrid Rice cultivation in Pakistan, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro. The Chairman of the
An officer of state-owned electricity company PLN walking in a rice field area. ANTARA/HO-Humas Kementan Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture is
MUMBAI /HANOI / BANGKOK / BANGLADESH AND BENGALUR: Prices of rice exported from Thailand rose this week, supported by strong demand from Indonesia, while subdued demand kept
Experts lauded China’s role in advancing Hybrid Rice cultivation in Pakistan, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro. The Chairman of the Pakistan Hitech Hybrid Seed
Focus Bangla file photo The government has reminded rice millers of new rules that require them to prominently display their name, location, production date, price, and variety on
When a nation suffers from a staple food supply crisis, it is in serious trouble Where has all the rice gone? A visitor to Balik Pulau, Penang soaks in the glorious vista of a
The government has not given permission to import rice, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says. Addressing the reports claiming otherwise, the lawmaker clarified that
The Sindh government has decided to start work on the corporate farming project for which the former caretaker cabinet had allotted more than 50,000 acres on December 1 last year,
Mogadishu, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Apr, 2024) The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Tuesday distributed 17,120 bags of
Herbicide provides effective, residual weed control in furrow-irrigated rice. Brake herbicide, a product of SePRO Ag, is in its first year of full commercial launch in row rice,
Photo by Suhaimi Yusuf/The Edge KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): Global rice prices are expected to stay elevated throughout 2024 amid sustained market tightness due to unfavourable
Rice has become a big part of Ghanaians’ daily diet. The country consumes about 1.45 million tonnes a year – but produces only 987,000 tonnes, approximately 68% of
Agriculture Minister Vatimi Rayalu speaking in Parliament. Picture: PARLIAMENT OF FIJI To reduce the import bill and boost the volume and quality of rice production in Fiji, there
PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES – July 23: MANDATORY CREDIT Bill Tompkins/Getty Images Woman in rice patty on July 23rd, 1988 in Pampanga. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)
HANOI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 11th Apr, 2024) Vietnam exported over 2.1 million tons of rice, up 42 percent year-on-year in value, in the first
10 April 2024, VN: A pilot model of high-quality, low-emission rice production was launched in Thanh An commune, Vinh Thanh district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on
THE country’s rice stocks were down 3.0 percent at the start of March from a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. Domestic inventory as
The development comes after fruitful negotiations with Singapore’s aggregator, marking a milestone in bilateral trade relations. Singapore, although not facing a rice
Northern NSW growers are set to benefit from proposed changes to the rice vesting arrangements. Photo: Natural Rice Co THE NEW South Wales Government has revealed plans to enhance
MOGADISHU: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 23,800 bags of rice to the needy groups in Somalia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
The cooperative will soon negotiate to ship out another 2,000 tonnes BY BL CHENNAI BUREAU India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd, jointly owned by India’s five top
A farmer walks on a rice field in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Phung Tien Vietnam exported 2.1 million tons of rice in the first three months, worth $1.4 billion in total,
Experts have been sounding the alarm of the implications of diminishing agricultural land in Punjab and what that may mean for the future of the country. Ishfaq Jutt, a wheat
Associated annual economic losses amount to $82 million, affecting more than 140,000 rural households Photo for representation: iStock Rice vampireweed (Rhamphicarpa
Women from all 8 districts of the North-East staged a protest today in Mannar demanding that Sri Lankan government to bring down the price of rice to below Rs.100 as families
Image used for illustrative purpose. Getty Images The DA had this to say after the country’s inflation last March accelerated to 3.7%, primarily because of the increases in
Indian Customs officials tightening export procedures to prevent under-invoicing complicates situation BY SUBRAMANI RA MANCOMBU Singapore has to have 50,000 tonnes of rice as
Several factors support uptick As of March 27, the price of Thai white rice was quoted at $601 per tonne. Rice exporters expect global prices will increase in the second quarter
Prescribed subsidy limit breached for marketing yr 2022-23 Representational Image (Photo: Bloomberg) India has invoked the peace clause at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for
Synopsis Supreme Court approves NAFED’s 35,000-tonne rice export to Cote D’Ivoire, dismissing the Rice Exporters Association of India’s appeal. Delhi High Court
(The Edge filepix by Suhaimi Yusuf) PUTRAJAYA (April 8): The country’s physical stocks of rice to date is 1,096,964 tonnes, including 290,000 tonnes of buffer stocks,
The NSW rice industry generates more than $200 million per year. (EPA PHOTO) Rice growers are set for a significant boost after the NSW government pledged to allow them to
In file photo: A worker at the National Food Authority (NFA) sweeps the rice grains at their warehouse in FTI, Taguig City. THE country’s total rice inventory declined in March
BANGKOK, THAILAND — Although rice production is holding steady, weather-related challenges are a constant worry for Thailand, which relies heavily on the crop as a food staple
Nuclear-armed neighbors’ clash over fragrant strain boils over. A worker fills a sack with rice at a mill on the outskirts of Lahore in Pakistan. © AFP/Jiji NEW
Shipments allowed under bilateral agreement between both nations BY BL NEW DELHI BUREAU The Government has capped potatoes export at 21,513.08 tonnes, onions at 35,749.13 tonnes
Head of the National Food Agency of Indonesia (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi said on April 4 that the rice assistance programme for citizens is progressing positively, contributing
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the country’s rice imports for this year were unlikely to reach the 4 million metric tons (MMT) forecast of the United States
The clearance for the exports comes at a time when ties between India and the Maldives are at a low, especially after the election of Prez Mohamed Muizzu President Muizzu has
Workers operate machines to cover the sown seeds with soil at a greenhouse for paddy rice seedling in Shuangyashan City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, April 4,
Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo THE prices of rice may continue to increase until July 2024, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday, April 5, 2024. In a press
Synopsis Parboiled rice prices in India have fallen to their lowest level since early February due to sluggish demand. Thai rates also declined for the fourth consecutive week due
April 04, 2024 (MLN): The Rice Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) on Wednesday recommended 08 high-yielding rice hybrids of private seed companies for cultivation in
Credit: ©PREHISTORIK – STOCK.ADOBE.COM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Record wheat production is forecast for Pakistan in the 2024-25 marketing year due to expanded planted area
“Since July last year, rice has not been diverted for ethanol production. There is no proposal as of now to revisit that policy,” Chopra told reporters. On likely fall
Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman. (Photo: Doc. Antara) JAKARTA – Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Andi Amran Sulaiman spurred the West Java (West Java)
CM Maryam Nawaz 150 Billion Punjab Farm Loan Scheme To Enhance Punjab’s agricultural sector, Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has initiated the groundbreaking $150
LAHORE: Pakistan’s rice scientists have rejected an Indian claim that ‘two high-yielding basmati varieties being sown in the country are stolen from India’, with the
Cultivation of short-duration pulse, oilseed crops in rice fallow is helping maximise land use efficiency, boost farmers’ income and promote regenerative agriculture A
Rice has become a daily food in Fiji, with almost every household consuming it. Minister for Agriculture Vatimi Rayalu says despite this, Fiji still imports a significant amount
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari commended the company during his inspection of their integrated Rice Farm and mill in Nasarawa State on Thursday 28
THE volume of rice imported by the country rose by 24.2 percent to 995,841.6 metric tons (MT) in the first three months of this year, according to the Department of
Farmers harvested rice in Tambak Baya village, Lebak, Banten, on Thursday (March 21, 2024). In February, rice remained the biggest contributor to monthly inflation, adding 0.21
“Exports up to an aggregate quantity not exceeding 1,000 metric tonnes of Kala Namak rice is allowed through the specified customs stations, taken together, from the date on
Quantum Commodity Intelligence – Japanese carbon project developer Faeger has agreed to utilise remote sensing technology tools developed by UK technology firm Mantle Labs to
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Phumtham Wechayachai has believed that the country can export more jasmine rice to Italy, as India has restricted its exports
Procurement in Chhattisgarh exceeds production The Agriculture Ministry has estimated the country’s rice production from both kharif and rabi seasons 1 per cent lower at 123.82
It was still pitch-black outside when Indonesian housewife Sutinah made her way to a local police station early one morning last month, hoping to avoid queues and take advantage
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says this move will allow more local rice to be made available to the public. The military, police, schools, hostels and hospitals must use imported
Paddy supply has dropped in local markets as Amon season stocks are almost exhausted. This in turn has caused rice prices to go up at all levels – including in mills, wholesale,
All handlers, 95% of growers support panel’s work. California’s rice industry provides habitat for millions of birds that migrate the Pacific Flyway. It is also being used
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