By Kaori Kaneko KISARAZU, Japan (Reuters) -At a farmer’s market not far from Tokyo, more than 100 shoppers queued for a chance to get a kilo or so of Japanese rice for 500 yen
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter / @jordeenelagare MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine and Korean governments inaugurated new rice seed processing and cold storage
Once one of the world’s poorest countries, the Republic of Korea is now a booming success story – and one of WFP’s top food aid donors. Kun Li, Farhana Shahnaz, and
By Giselle P. Jordan FARMERS’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) on Sunday bewailed the government’s refusal to restore the 35-percent tariffs on imported rice.
THE PHILIPPINES and South Korea have inaugurated new rice seed processing and cold storage facilities at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the Science City of
FE REPORT After achieving a record procurement in the last Boro season, the government has decided to buy 0.7 million tonnes of rice and paddy from the local sources during the
The government plans to procure 700,000 metric tonnes of rice and paddy from the current Aman season to ensure a stable food buffer and fair prices for farmers. Somoy Business
Author: DA Press Office The Department of Agriculture (DA) has concluded a nationwide series of multi-sectoral consultations on House Bill No. 1, the proposed Rice Industry and
Technological advances transform agriculture and food security. By Javier Blas In a world worried about looming food shortages triggered by the climate crisis, the collapse in