The Department of Agriculture (DA) will implement rice farming strategies that require less water, allowing farmers to continue planting rice in the face of El Niño. Complying
The National Food Agency, meanwhile, has said that overall rice stocks are adequate as the government has imported around 500,000 tonnes of rice this year. File photo of rice.
Anticipations are high among farmers in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kirinyaga County, as they project a landmark yield in rice production this season, continuing a year of bumper
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s main Maha season paddy (rough rice) harvest is estimated at 2.61 million metric tonnes based on cultivated area up to December, the Department of
Variety grown in rare fields invigorates village in Heilongjiang province. Chen Yujia harvests slate rice in Shangguandi village in Ning’an city, Heilongjiang province.
Tea fertilizer price reduction agreement signed – Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Mahinda Amaraweera. In a significant milestone for Sri Lanka’s agricultural
Rice farmers prepare their lands for the planting season, the crop will be ready for harvesting and introduction to the market. [Timothy Kariuki, Standard] The Ministry of
Robert Loda (L) and Olivia Asinde harvesting narobean6 in their garden in Mayuge District, Uganda. PHOTO | BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI | NMG Farmers in Africa have to reduce their
With the harvesting of Aman crops, the prices of BR-28, Paijam, Guti and aromatic rice were supposed to decrease. Instead, the rice prices have gone up by Tk 2-8 per kg in the