The Rising Nepal By Ajay Shah, Mahottari, Oct. 12: Nepal’s rice production has declined by more than 250,000 metric tonnes in a year, adding to the challenge of achieving rice
Butch Fernandez The chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform announced plans to conduct a committee hearing into the attempted smuggling of around
By Muhammad Luqman The Punjab Agriculture Department has intensified efforts to curb air pollution and smog during the ongoing rice harvesting season, conducting awareness
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (APP): Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) on Wednesday was informed that crops including sugarcane, rice, maize, mung bean and chillies showed a significant
Rice feeds more than half of humanity, and the height of its stalks quietly determines whether a harvest survives a storm. Tall plants with long internodes—the hollow segments
By Susan Reidy LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s wheat, rice and corn production in 2026-27 is expected to drop due to increasing rural insecurity, higher input costs and reduced
China spent nearly $505 million on more than 1 million tons of Vietnamese rice in the first eight months of 2026, becoming Vietnam’s second-largest rice export market after the
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter / @jordeenelagare MANILA, Philippines — The benchmark for global rice prices went up by almost 10 percent in September, mostly driven by
Nippon.com Staff In Japan, the price of the standard 5-kilogram bag of rice has fallen below ¥3,000 for the first time since September 2024, as supplies increase again