Samba paddy cultivation is usually carried out between September and January, and the harvest is now entering its peak phase. M S Thanaraj MADURAI: As the samba paddy harvest
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is rolling out additional rice drying and storage facilities to improve
Ada Pelonia The National Food Authority (NFA) will start accepting bids for the third round of auction for over 750,000 50-kilo bags of aging rice stocks on February 5. In a
By Giselle P. Jordan THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is hopeful that data will show the country’s farming and fisheries production value improved last year, the agency’s
Reuters BENGALURU, BANGKOK, MUMBAI, HANOI AND DHAKA: Prices of rice exported from India edged lower this week due to currency depreciation and muted demand, while Vietnamese rates
by Staff Writer COLOMBO (News1st): The government has begun releasing 55,000 metric tons of rice to the market from the stocks purchased during the last Yala season. Chairman of
Source: Xinhua, Editor: huaxia HARBIN, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — In the sprawling rice-packaging plant of Qiaofu Dayuan Agricultural Co., Ltd. in northeast China’s
Ministry of Commerce says it is putting stringent mechanism in place. Mushtaq Ghumman ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC), in consultation with the State Bank of Pakistan
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has urged rice farmers in areas served by rice processing systems (RPS) to focus on planting only one to two rice varieties, a