MANILA, Philippines — The promise of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to bring down rice prices to P20 per kilogram may be possible in 2024. But the government has
A World Bank-backed project has been criticised by rice farmers for high costs and poor returns. Can its proposed second phase salvage things? Trần Thanh Bảy, a 65-year-old
Every winter season, starting from October to January, air pollution and smog dawn on Central Punjab. Cold temperature and loss of wind velocity play a role in accentuating the
A Palawan provincial board member has proposed a Rice Industry Development Program Plan to enhance food security in the province and nationwide, in alignment with national food
BAHAWALPUR: The Vehari police, launching the anti-smog campaign across the district, claim to have made the first arrest for burning crops stubble on Tuesday. According to police,
Most rice farmers in the state are living in crisis-prone areas. Emmanuel Igbaukum, the State Programme Coordinator of the International Fund for Agricultural
Farmers for the No 290 Company of Beidahuang Agricultural Reclamation Group use a tractor and reaping machines to harvest rice in Heilongjiang province. XU LEI/FOR CHINA
Bags of sugar are on display at a supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, January 22, 2019. Picture taken January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo BANGKOK
Agriculture ministry officials and local authorities help farmers harvest their rice in Takeo province on November 12. MAFF Initial estimates are that the operation will take at