Export prohibition on non-basmati white rice and broken rice and a 20% tariff on the parboiled variety are reasons behind dip Puja Das In the first three months of FY25, the fall
Amid armed conflict following the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s fast-depreciating currency is destabilising the economy. A woman shops inside a supermarket in Yangon, November 13, 2013
Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation, Janaka Dharmakeerthi, announced that necessary measures are in place to achieve President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s goal of
by Carmina de la Luz, SciDev.Net The challenge of producing rice that reduces methane emissions and uses water efficiently is now a reality in Colombia. In the photo, a technician
NEW DELHI (Web Desk) – June saw scant rains in India meaning that the farmers were unable to sow crops on time but the abundant rains during July in the regions that can be
Some farmers and agriculture experts say scorching temperatures and drought are causing a strain on rice production. Some farmers in Vermilion Parish are feeling the heat and the
It will help disseminate rice-ICM technology as a component of SRP to farmers through training, it said LT Foods on Monday said it has signed an initial pact with the Indian
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Ministry said on Monday (7) that if water is provided by Tuesday (8) for the rice fields in the Walawa Zone in the south of the
COLOMBO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) delivered 8,360 tons of urea fertilizer this week to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Agriculture for