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
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, the world’s fourth-largest rice exporter, expects its yield to remain strong this year despite devastating floods that have submerged large swathes of
By Yonhap The agriculture ministry said Friday it will supply an additional 25,000 tons of rice from its reserves of the staple grain to help stabilize soaring prices sparked by
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
By Meghan Grebner Rice harvest is more than half complete for northeast Arkansas farmer Scott Matthews. “The yields have been strong,” he says. “We’re a little
The bugs, known for their foul odor, attach themselves to a rice plant forming its ear, pierce the grains with their stylets, and suck out the juices. As a result, the grains
Source: The Independent. Floods caused by torrential monsoon rains have submerged swathes of agricultural land in northern India, threatening to ruin the standing rice crop
By Rjay Zuriaga Castor ILOILO CITY — Small rice farmers and farm workers in Iloilo can now also purchase rice at P20 per kilo at the National Food Authority
Sreekanth Ravindran / Khmer Times Synopsis: According to experts, rice production costs are high in the Kingdom due to climate change impacts, which causes droughts and floods and