Rice export prices in India held near their lowest level in more than a year amid a slight improvement in demand, while Thailand rates rose as the Southeast Asian country sees
Addressing an agriculture workshop here, IRRI scientist Ashok Kumar Yadav said the DSR method reduces water requirement by 40 per cent. BHUBANESWAR : Scientists of International
In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than
By M. MAGESWARI PUTRAJAYA: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) is set to reform the padi and rice industry, focusing on padi pricing, local white rice production,
By Mohd Nasaruddin Parzi KUALA LUMPUR: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry believes that the ceiling price for local rice needs to be reviewed, taking into account
By: Jordeene B. Lagare Recent typhoons have impacted local food production, with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reporting a drop in palay (unhusked rice) output in the
Seed being sold for Rs 3,500 per kg, as against just Rs 56 per kg of original variety. Mohit Khanna/Tribune News Service A controversial hybrid variety of PR 126 short-duration
BANGKOK: Thailand’s rice exports this year are expected to be higher than last year despite the flood crisis, the Thai Rice Exporters Association said on Wednesday (Oct 16).
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has launched a programme offering low-interest loans to farmers to serve sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta. Hanoi (VNS/VNA)
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber Punjab’s PR126 paddy variety faces skepticism from rice millers over low out-turn ratios and potential hybrid mixing, hindering its adoption despite