Certified rice must meet traceability requirements covering production areas, varieties and cropping seasons, and comply fully with low-emission, high-quality cultivation
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Source: Jakarta Global Indonesia will not import strategic food staples such as corn, rice and sugar for consumption in 2026, as stocks carried over from this year remain
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Localities in the Northern Midlands and Red River Delta will begin the first water intake period to serve the sowing and transplanting of the 2025–2026 winter–spring rice crop
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India has emerged as the world’s largest rice producer, but closing the yield gap and managing water stress will decide whether this production surge becomes a lasting
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