The government plans to provide farmers with nearly Tk 108 crore incentive to encourage them to increase cultivation of high-yielding varieties of rice and produce more grains to
The Malaysian Padi Farmers Brotherhood Organisation (Pesawah) emphasizes the critical need for an increase in the local white rice (BPT) ceiling price to address the disparities
PETALING JAYA: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has instructed that rice seeds be sold directly to Regional Farmers’ Organisation (PPK) and farmers from Oct 11,
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Rice farmers, aided by the provincial government in reducing their labor inputs, have been selling rice anew for P25 per kilo at the “Bigasan ng
A farmer dries rice grains at a road in Baliuag, Bulacan on October 9, 2023. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has the potential to reap significant benefits from adopting
In 2015, Tom Kiron Davis quit his job in Dubai to start organic paddy farming on a wasteland in Thrissur. Apart from helping other farmers resume cultivation on 130 acres of
In total, the National Economic and Development Authority will fund 25 projects that range from agri-tech solutions to cultural heritage preservation MANILA, Philippines – A
Arkansas farmer recounts the bright side of a dreary situation. Lodged Rice: In northeast Arkansas, heavy rains and straight-line winds in early September brought rice harvest to
Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have switched to growing short-term crops and perennial trees and breeding aquatic species on nearly 5,000ha of paddies. A bitter