By Carah Hart In its June acreage report, the USDA said the U.S. rice planted area fell to a multi-decade low this spring, while cotton acres were higher than expected. Hunter
The government will provide farmers with seeds, technical support and agricultural advisers. The PM-AAS (Modern Agriculture – Advanced Agriculture System), a modern farming
TOKYO – Agricultural cooperatives and other groups in Japan that collect rice from farmers sold a record-low 1.32 million tons of the grain from the 2025 harvest to
Eko Prasetyo/Getty Forecasters expect the El Niño now underway in the tropical Pacific to strengthen into a strong or very strong climate driver later this year. When an El
India is the world’s largest rice exporter, accounting for about 40% of global shipments. By Reuters MUMBAI: Indian farmers have fallen behind in planting summer crops,
Laxman Kafle Kathmandu, June 29: The 23rd National Paddy Day and Plantation Festival-2083 is being marked nationwide on Monday with the theme “Climate-friendly
By Manila Bulletin Newsroom The National Food Authority (NFA) is embarking on a ₱184-million modernization of its grain quality testing system to reduce postharvest losses and
By: Hazel P. Villa ILOILO CITY — Brown spot remained the most common rice disease in Western Visayas in May, while stem borer damage and increasing weed infestation emerged
By Dexter Barro II The Philippines may soon impose safeguard measures to control the entry of imported rice after the Department of Agriculture (DA) found that the surge in