Abid Mahmood NAROWAL: Losses of more than Rs10 billion have been reported by farmers as rice and other crops cultivated on 140,250 acres of agricultural land have been lost due to
NEWS WIRE BEIJING – The Chinese-developed hybrid rice variety ‘Honglian’ is well-suited to Pakistan’s climate challenges and has captured 40% of the country’s
BSS RANGPUR, Sept 11, 2025 (BSS) – Despite drought-like conditions due to lowrainfall during the initial stages of seedling transplantation, farmers havealready exceeded the
By Aaron A. Cotejar Calbiga farmers’ days of backbreaking toil under the scorching sun could be coming to an end. The burdensome tasks of planting, harvesting, and hauling that
By Thi Ha Rice traders are keeping their purchases from farmers to a minimum after the Philippines, a key market, suspended all imports. Hang, a trader in the Mekong Delta
To stabilise the rice market and seize export opportunities, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Ministers of Agriculture and Environment, Industry and Trade, Finance and
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged Congress to support its proposal to restore and expand the National Food Authority’s (NFA) powers to directly buy corn and rice from
Japan’s largest group of rice collectors and wholesalers is raising their advance payments to rice farmers. An analyst says this signals that the price of autumn harvests is
Association calls for verified reports to maintain confidence of international buyers. By Monitoring Desk The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has estimated that