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India rejects food shipments from China Sri Lanka Bangladesh Japan and Turkey over safety concerns

https://fira.fssai.gov.in NEW DELHI: India, which imports food from over 100 countries, has rejected multiple food consignments from China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, and Turkey this year due to safety concerns and non-compliance with its food standards. The country’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken a firm stance to ensure the safety […]

Export-based reserve rice scheme reaches 800,000 bags storage thanks to cooperation from exporters

Global New Light of Myanmar U Ye Min Aung, president of the Myanmar Rice Federation, said at a press conference on 27 November that there are about 800,000 bags of rice in the export-based reserve rice system implemented by the cooperation of exporters at the rice centre. 15 per cent aemahta varieties of fairly good […]

Murang Pagkain Supercommittee aims to reduce rice prices to P20/kilo whenever possible.

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet In yesterday’s (Nov. 27) inaugural meeting of the newly established Murang Pagkain Supercommittee, House Ways and Means panel chair Joey Salceda emphasized that their goal is to bring rice prices as close as possible to the President’s aspiration of P20 per kilo. “A big part of that is cutting down excessive […]

Rice export hits a fresh record of $5 billion

Việt Nam has exported 8.05 million tonnes of rice from the beginning of this year to November 15, marking a historic record value of more than US$5 billion. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has exported 8.05 million tonnes of rice from the beginning of this year to November 15, to earn a historic record value […]

KADIWA rice to hit major public markets as DA pushes for lower prices

Author: DA Press Office The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to roll out KADIWA Rice-for-All program in all major public markets to provide affordable options for consumers and curb persistently high retail prices of rice. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the move comes in response to the discrepancy between reduced tariffs […]

Harvesters work in paddy rice field in Malaysia

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Harvesters work in a paddy rice field in Sekinchan, Selangor State, Malaysia, Nov. 24, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua) An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 24, 2024 shows harvesters working in a paddy rice field in Sekinchan, Selangor State, Malaysia. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua) A harvester works in […]

Farmers get rice threshers to improve productivity

Farmers’ associations in Negros Occidental received rice threshers from the Negros Occidental provincial government on Wednesday morning, Nov.27. They are expected to minimize post-harvest losses and improve productivity, providing valuable support to the farming communities of Negros Occidental, a press release from the provincial government said. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and OIC Provincial Agriculturist Dr. […]

Rice salinity issues discussed in Thailand

By Leander C. Domingo THE 3rd International Conference on Rice for the Future 2024 discussed an array of topics, one of which was the solutions to salinity challenges by Glenn Gregorio, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) director. The event was organized by the Thailand Rice Science Research Hub […]

100 tonnes of Atap rice imported from India via Banglabandha Land Port.

The shipment arrived in four cargo trucks, said Abul Kalam Azad, manager of Banglabandha Land Port Limited. Hundred tonnes of Atap rice were imported from India through the Banglabandha land port yesterday (26 November), after two years, in Panchagarh. The shipment arrived in four cargo trucks, said Abul Kalam Azad, manager of Banglabandha Land Port […]