Japan’s domestic rice consumption in the year from July 2025 hit a record low of 6.83 million tons on a preliminary basis in terms of brown rice, sources said Tuesday. This was
A DRY SPELL is sweeping across Asia’s rice fields, dealing another blow to farmers grappling with steep fuel and fertilizer prices triggered by the war in Iran. From Vietnam to
Limited government resources undercut the efforts of the Ifugao people to safeguard their heritage site from the effects of extreme weather. By Ted Regencia Ifugao, Philippines
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Agriculture is preparing 56,000 water pumps in the 2026 fiscal year as a national drought mitigation measure to maintain food production
By Othel V. Campos The government’s rice mechanization program is generating an estimated P2.66 billion in additional annual income for farmers by cutting labor costs and
It is only during the past decade that scientists and farm practitioners realised through experimentation that rice can also be grown under Alternate Wetting and Drying
By Dexter Barro II The mechanization level of the country’s rice farms is on track to reach 3.40 horsepower per hectare (hp/ha) by 2031, further lowering labor costs and
HO CHI MINH CITY: A dry spell is sweeping across Asia’s rice fields, dealing another blow to farmers grappling with steep fuel and fertiliser prices triggered by the war in
Chinese researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in the cloning of hybrid rice, with the potential to fundamentally transform the conventional paradigm of annual seed