A World Bank-backed project has been criticised by rice farmers for high costs and poor returns. Can its proposed second phase salvage things? Trần Thanh Bảy, a 65-year-old
PESHAWAR: All the stakeholders including consumers have called for coordinated efforts to oppose the possible permission to Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) food crops,
A Palawan provincial board member has proposed a Rice Industry Development Program Plan to enhance food security in the province and nationwide, in alignment with national food
BAHAWALPUR: The Vehari police, launching the anti-smog campaign across the district, claim to have made the first arrest for burning crops stubble on Tuesday. According to police,
Bags of sugar are on display at a supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, January 22, 2019. Picture taken January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo BANGKOK
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