Kenya is exploring an Indian agricultural investment model to turn the Bura Irrigation Scheme in Tana River County into a major rice production hub, with a proposed 35,000-acre
Ismail Dilawar KARACHI: Pakistan’s rice exporters are losing smaller overseas buyers as the Iran war drives up freight costs and forces a shift toward bulk shipping, an industry
CMB News Editorial — Editorial Desk CBOT rough rice futures edge higher while Indian and Vietnamese FOB export prices stay firm. Key drivers: El Niño risks, Thai support
by Sofia Tesfazion, IRRI Regional Director for Africa ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (14 October 2026) – In Kigali in September, more than 5,000 delegates from over 50 countries
Source: Spglobal Indian 100% broken white rice prices have risen by $36/t since early March, reaching $320/t FOB as of October 2. The market has been supported by limited
The program also aims to reduce Togo’s dependence on rice imports, with domestic milled rice production covering only about half of national demand in 2023. TOGO – The West
by Daniel Essiet Nigeria and other African countries are expanding the release of improved rice varieties with higher yield potential, climate resilience and enhanced nutritional
Scientists identified three genes that make it hard to combine the two varieties – and also highlighted a possible solution. Dannie Pengin Beijing Chinese scientists have
World, Word newsletter DP World and the United Nations World Food Programme have delivered 5,000 metric tonnes of rice to support humanitarian response operations in