Over 10% increase in paddy crop this year: Officials MeT predicts dry weather for a week Another farmer, Mukhtar Ahmad Sheikh said, “The farmers gather in family circles and
PRECIOUS GRAINS Farmer Irene Soriben uses a “saki” (rice shovel) to collect sundried palay (unhusked rice) at a rice drying facility in the village of Kita-Kita in Balungao,
Farmers harvest rice in the fields. Rice exports during the first seven months this year tallied 2.54 million tonnes with a value of 40.8 billion baht, a gain of 51.8%
MANILA, Philippines — A rice mafia is behind efforts to bring down the tariff on the imported grains, Rosendo So, chairman of farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura
Subsidies on imported rice are seen as a waste of money when technology can double the current yield of local rice production. An economist says continuous rice production,
A farmer harvests rice in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by Ahmadi/Xinhua) A farmer carries newly-harvested rice in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, Sept. 20,
Farmers in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila tend to their crops. The agriculture ministry aims to bag 1.71 crore tonnes of Aman rice this season. The photo was taken yesterday.
Hanoi is working to cultivate high-quality rice varieties in 80% of the local rice farming area in a bid to build trademark for the product in the 2021-2025 period. Illustrative
India’s rice export ban presents an opportunity for Southeast Asian rice powerhouses Thailand and Vietnam to reap big profits amid the global rice shortage. Thailand produces