Increased trade only strengthens economic ties between the U.S. and Cuba but also plays a crucial role in addressing food security challenges on the island, according to USA Rice. Forrest Laws U.S. merchants shipped 1,125 metric tons of rice to Cuba in 2023. Considering that Cuba imports around 600,000 to 700,000 metric tons of rice […]
What you need to know: International Day of Rural Women In the lush, verdant fields of Kisumu’s Muhoroni Sub-county, where the horizon blends seamlessly with endless rows of swaying rice plants, a quiet revolution has been growing for four decades. At its heart stands Lonah Anyango Okumu, a 63-year-old farmer whose weathered hands and sun-kissed […]
By Umar Sani Farmers in Bauchi State have been advised to adopt advanced dry season rice farming techniques to improve yield and profitability. The advice was made by a stakeholders’ forum organised by the Bauchi State Agricultural Stakeholders Interactive Forum. The forum, which aims at educating farmers on modern rice production practices, emphasised the need […]
Chea Vanyuth / Khmer Times Cambodia exported a total of 445,913 tonnes of milled rice in the first three quarters of this year, earning some $335 million in revenue, a Cambodia Rice Federation report said yesterday. Exported milled rice varieties included premium aromatic rice, fragrant rice, long grain white rice, parboiled rice, and organic rice, […]
