Dai tells the Post about the personal interactions that make the challenges of his work in Pakistan’s rural areas worthwhile Dai, a Chinese agricultural expert, has been travelling through Pakistan’s countryside for years promoting the benefits of hybrid rice and his pictures of rural life have won him more than 700,000 fans on social media. […]
A worker arranges sacks of rice at a local rice store in Quezon City on October 4, 2023. MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ groups will troop to the Supreme Court (SC) today to seek a halt to the implementation of Executive Order 62 on the 15 percent reduced tariff on imported rice, expected to take effect […]
Study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat. New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk. The study checked […]
Apart from selling to states, the government will also resume its open-market sales scheme for private traders and offer rice at a discounted rate. Centre to resume rice sale to states, pvt traders The Centre will resume sale of federally-held rice to states, which had been discontinued in June last year, at the time sparking […]
By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) – China’s weather bureau warned on Thursday that a prolonged heatwave forecast in the country’s eastern, central and southern regions in July may hit production of rice and cotton, as extreme weather continues to threaten its food production. The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said it expected temperatures […]
Thailand’s rice exports in the first five months of 2024 increased 16.5% year on year to nearly 4.06 million tonnes worth 94.6 billion THB (2.6 billion USD), but exports in the third quarter are expected to drop as compared to the first half of 2024, said President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA) Charoen […]
Rabi buy pegged at 5.78 million tonnes as totally lifts 52.08 million tonnes BY PRABHUDATTA MISHRA The procurement of kharif-grown rice in the 2023-24 season (October-September) ended on June 30 with the Food Corportion of India (FCI) buying 46.3 million tonnes (mt) since October 1, 2023, which is 6.5 per cent lower than 49.53 mt […]
Since Indonesia’s population keeps growing, nationwide demand for the grain only continues to rise. Local farmers cannot keep up, leaving the country dependent on imports to fill the gap between domestic supply and demand. Workers unload rice imported from Thailand on Sept. 6, 2023, at Ujung Baru seaport in Medan Belawan, North Sumatra. PHOTO: ANTARA/ […]
Recent floods in China are threatening the country’s harvest of early-season rice, a dietary staple and a major component of Beijing’s campaign to ensure food security. Photo: Weibo China is set to see a drop in its early-season rice harvest after recent bouts of extreme rainfall in major production areas, putting pressure on annual output […]
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s agricultural and food sector is grappling with significant challenges, particularly in its narrow export base dominated by a limited range of commodities. Among these, rice emerges as the primary export, generating over USD 3.5 billion in foreign exchange in the fiscal year 2024, according to a report published in Dawn. However, the […]
