Farmers harvest paddy rice stalks in a farm land in Kalasin province, Thailand, on November 21, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg Asia’s bountiful rice fields have fed the world for
With production projected to be lower this year, water levels in reservoirs precariously low and export curbs not effective enough, rice prices could jump BY SUBRAMANI RA
While India has relentlessly developed and increased the use of high-yielding rice varieties over the past 50 years, similar to Bangladesh, to build a strong foundation for food
State slips to fourth from top slot, Telangana climbs the ladder to second spot According to the latest crop estimates released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’
PH seen to import more rice as harvest may fall short this year Imported rice from Vietnam being unloaded in Surigao City port. —FILE PHOTO The Philippines is seen to import
Abang Johari (centre) signs the signboard to officiate the production and processing centre. KUCHING (March 10): The Sarawak government plans to allocate about 20,000 hectares of
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said the rice cultivation project will be carried out in stages using the allocation from the federal government, totalling RM173
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin in Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday (March 7, 2024). (ANTARA/Andi Firdaus) Jakarta (ANTARA) – Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on Thursday
Procurement nearly 40% of estimated kharif season production this year. BY PRABHUDATTA MISHRA Rice procurement across the country has reached 44.15 million tonnes (mt) as of