In places like Taraori region of Haryana, farmers are sowing lab-developed varieties of the long-grained rice. Prominent traditional varieties of Basmati are nearing
ISLAMABAD: Imran Mansha is distressed. The wheat sowing season is fast passing by, but his fields are still dominated by the standing rice crop. “A rain spell in October damaged
HANOI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — The Philippines was the largest rice importer of Vietnam in October followed by Indonesia, VnExpress has reported, citing the Vietnam Food
Rice sold at a supermarket in HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.As global supply diminishes, countries are rushing to import Vietnamese rice, pushing prices to new heights. The
Harvested rice paddy in Banaue, Ifugao province, the Philippines, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive is to increase production across all farm
The report adds:“Global rice trade in the calendar year 2024 is projected at 52.85 million tonnes (milled basis) NIGERIAN leaders are notorious for their empty posturing,
LARKANA: Longping High-Tech, a leading Chinese agricultural company, in collaboration with its Pakistani counterpart, Guard Agricultural Research & Services (Pvt.) Limited,
COLOMBO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), along with the Department of Agriculture and the Mahaweli Authority of Sri
They sourced 23 indigenous seeds during the COVID-19 period, formed six SHGs that would cultivate and market five to six of these varieties Sangli, Maharashtra: “We have