Wheat and rice are being sold under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to bulk users to improve the domestic availability and cool down retail prices. FCI sells 1.89 lakh tonne
ALOR GAJAH: The government is urged to reconsider the penalties imposed on any party or cartel that abuses the subsidies provided to the people by manipulating the rice supply in
I MENTIONED in one of my past columns here at The Manila Times that one measure to ensure the local supply of rice is to plant in at least 1 million hectares of farmland
TOKYO, JAPAN — Production of rice in Japan is expected to dip to 7.3 million tonnes in marketing year 2023-24, down from 7.48 million the previous year, as extremely high
TheAgricultural and Food Security Ministry has been instructed to step up enforcement and monitoring to curb hoarding. A customer looks at products along an aisle with imported
Government rolls out programs to increase local production A customer considers her options as she looks at bags of imported white rice at a supermarket in Malaysia. (Photo by
LAHORE: Under the leadership of caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, the Punjab government has achieved remarkable growth in the agriculture sector, marking a significant
A FIELD study tour organized by over 50 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Seeds Association (APSA) left the Philippines on Sept. 23, 2023 very impressed with the
The Pasir Gudang MP urged the public not to panic buy as there are enough daily necessities, especially white rice, in Johor. File photo of white rice. PHOTO: THE STAR