MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines, among the world’s largest rice importers, declared on Monday a food security emergency to bring down the cost of rice, which it
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday welcomed an initiative by MerryMart Grocery, a company under listed DoubleDragon Corp., to support the government’s
Nigeria’s rice production has fallen to 8.3 million tonnes for the 2024/2025 cycle, down from 8.9 million tonnes the previous year, despite ongoing government efforts to boost
BANGKOK: Thailand’s rice exports reached a six-year high in 2024, with a total volume of 9.95 million tonnes, marking a 13 per cent increase from a year earlier, reported
By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA Integrated News The National Food Authority (NFA) is looking to distribute some 150,000 metric tons (MT) of rice from its buffer stock once a
by Rosalia Ozibo. The Kwara State Government has initiated an investigation into the unusual flooding that submerged rice farmlands spanning thousands of hectares in Shonga,
By GMA Integrated News National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Tuesday expressed support over the looming declaration of food security emergency on rice to address the
Author: DA Press Office The National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) has approved a resolution urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to declare a “food security emergency
By John Reidy ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US — A pair of policy directives signed into law by Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader just before the new year have put burgeoning