KYODO NEWS Tokyo rice prices in October soared a record 62.3 percent from a year ago, government data showed Friday, as rising living costs have become a key issue in Japan’s general election being held this weekend. The surge in prices in the Japanese staple food, the largest since comparable data became available in 1971, […]
A late-season rice yield monitoring was conducted in the “four-high (high standard, high technology, high yield, and high quality)” test fields in Changsha on October 23. The monitored area consists of five core demonstration fields, respectively located in Jinzhou Town in Ningxiang City, Chunhua Town in Changsha County, Jinggang Town in Wangcheng District, Shashi Town […]
By Niamh Leonard-Bedwell Tilda claims to have helped increase the annual rice yields of a group of north Indian farmers by 7%. It worked with 1,270 farmers in northern India in 2023, teaching them the alternate wet and dry (AWD) irrigation technique for more sustainable rice growing as part of an ongoing programme. Traditional rice […]
Food and consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said “we are committed to create space and evacuating surplus rice stocks from Punjab and Haryana is our highest priority.” Written by Sandip Das Amidst a storage crunch due to surplus stocks held with agencies, the food ministry has chalked out a weekly evaluation plan of […]
NEW DELHI: India has removed the floor price for the export of non-basmati white rice, the government said in an official order on Wednesday, to help farmers and exporters sell various grades of rice on the world market. Buoyed by forecasts of higher rice output, farmers and rice exporters recently urged the government to remove […]
by News desk A delegation from the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) held an important meeting with UAE Consul General, Dr. BakheetAteeq Al-Remaithi, at the UAE Consulate on Wednesday. The primary objective was to enhance rice exports from Pakistan and expand business opportunities in the UAE. The REAP delegation, led by Chairman Malik Faisal […]
India, the world’s leading rice exporter, recently lifted its ban on white rice exports, significantly impacting the global rice market and specifically the Vietnamese rice sector. This development presents both opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese rice producers, according to insiders. According to experts, India’s decision to lift its ban on non-basmati white rice exports will […]
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN While consumers have suffered from shortages of rice on store shelves across the nation, exports of the Japanese staple food have been booming. Producers shipped a record amount of rice overseas between January and July. However, some argue that the growing volume of rice reserved for the rest of the world should […]
Nang Veasna / Khmer Times Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has provided rice seeds to four provinces affected by drought and floods as of yesterday. After the floods receded in Kratie, Tboung Khmum, Kampong Thom, and Kampong Cham provinces, the Ministry distributed rice seeds to these areas to help farmers rehabilitate their crops. Khim […]
CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega Hanoi, Vietnam (October 8, 2024) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development-Department of Crop Production (MARD-DCP) has officially recognized the “Technical guidelines on mechanized direct seeding combined with fertilizer deep placement for rice production in the Mekong River Delta” as a technical advancement in crop production. The guidelines, authored […]
