The government through the National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS) is focused on developing new rice varieties which require less water and can be planted in uplands and produce
Most rice farmers in the state are living in crisis-prone areas. Emmanuel Igbaukum, the State Programme Coordinator of the International Fund for Agricultural
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Rice production in South Korea is forecast to decline in marketing year 2023-24 by nearly 3% to 3.6 million tonnes on reduced acreage in response to
No new variety developed despite ample resources A rice research station in Bahawalnagar stands despondent as no new breakthroughs have been made. Photo: Express BAHAWALNAGAR: The
Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman (left) with Deputy Minister of Agriculture Harvick Hasnul Qolbi (right) at the Ministry of Agriculture Office in Jakarta, Wednesday
Yield rises for sixth straight year Rice production in Bangladesh grew for the sixth consecutive year in fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 as farmers expanded cultivation areas of
Some 159,700 hectares were sown, with an average yield of 9,000 kilos per hectare totaling 1,4 million tons, making Uruguay the main exporter of quality rice in South America and
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s rice output was estimated to fall 2.1 percent this year due to the decreased cultivation area, statistical office data showed on
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