Coordinator for the Food Sovereignty Forum Nur Fitri Amir says the Malaysia Competition Commission should be empowered to investigate claims of rice cartels fixing prices.
Rice prices reached a fresh 15-year high on mounting concerns that increased demand and the impact of El Niño will further tighten supplies of the grain that is a staple for
Decline in cultivation of fine variety paddy and export of rice to other states are main reasons for the shoot up of price. Karimnagar: The price of fine variety rice is
A farmer harvesting rice using the new combine harvester. Picture: SUPPLIED/FIJI GOVT Some 500 rice farmers who supply rice paddy to Fiji Rice Ltd stand to benefit from the
Egypt’s rice production can cover local consumption needs for nine months, Ragab Shehata, head of the Rice Division at the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, said on
Over 500 rice farmers supplying rice paddy to Fiji Rice Ltd will benefit from the announcement made by the government that the revised price for grade 1 rice will increase from
In the wake of 2023, Asia’s environmental narrative has been punctuated by significant events that have not only shaped the region’s ecology but also its socio-economic
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced a historic price for rice paddy. The revised price for grade 1 has increased from $850 to $1000 per tonne, whereas grade 2 has
JAKARTA, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s PResidentJoko Widodo said on Friday his governmenthas secured rice import commitments from India and Thailand to