by Staff Writer COLOMBO (News 1st): The Cabinet has approved the importation of rice until the January 10, 2025. This decision was made during the Cabinet meeting held yesterday. Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, said that the rice importation permit, which expired on the 20th of December, has been extended until the January 10. […]
Aslam Memon | Dr Muhammad Ismail Kumbhar Several studies show that irrigation system disparity and unreliability pose serious risks to agricultural output and harm farmers’ livelihoods. Since Sindh’s water supply mostly depends on the Indus River, the region’s economic stability and food security depend on the fair distribution of irrigation water. Water distribution disparities, however, […]
Thousands of women in West Bengal’s Jhargram district have set up a farmer producer company, Aamon, cultivating indigenous varieties of paddy without using lab-made fertilizsers. The enterprise has made them economically stable, and has given them the power to make decisions on agriculture and on matters at home. Now, Shiv Sahay Singh reports, it has […]
The Society for the Development and Exploitation of Land in the Senegal River Delta and the Falémé (SAED) has launched an ambitious initiative to cultivate 4,000 hectares during the current off-season rice farming campaign, a significant increase from the 1,672 hectares cultivated in the previous season. Paul Faye, Deputy Director-General of SAED, announced this goal […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare. Despite the anticipated decline in output, the supply of milled rice in the Philippines is expected to rise during the July 2024 to June 2025 marketing year, thanks to lower import tariffs, according to estimates by American researchers. This is predicted along with expectations that the Philippines’ output of milled rice […]
Dylan Smith. In the heart of technological innovation, Japan is embarking on a bold new venture: integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its agriculture, specifically focusing on its iconic rice cultivation. As traditional farming faces challenges such as aging farmers, climate change, and global competition, Japan sees emerging technology as a beacon to navigate these obstacles. […]
No takers for FCI stocks among grain based distilleries. Written by Sandip Das. Given the high rice stocks, the government is discussing a reduction in the reserve sale prices of broken rice offered to grain-based distilleries for ethanol manufacturing from the central pool held by the Food Corporation of India (FCI). Sources told FE that […]
Traders across various regions have urged the government to reconsider the Rs. 65 per kilogram tax imposed on imported rice, advocating for a reduction to alleviate market challenges. Consumer organizations echo these sentiments, emphasizing that a lower import tax could stabilize rice prices and make it more affordable for consumers. The government has implemented several […]
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has earned 4.3 billion rupees in taxes from imports of 67,000 metric tonnes of rice, reports said, indicating the extent the consumer is taxed to grow expensive rice in the country. Sri Lanka taxes rice at 65 rupee a kilogram (65,000 rupees a tone) to keep the basic staple of the […]
The period granted by the Government for the importation of rice ended on midnight Friday (20), with a total of 67,000 metric tons of rice being imported during this period, said the Sri Lank Customs (SLC) media spokesman Seevali Arukgoda. He stated, “For this stock of rice, the SLC collected import taxes amounting to Rs […]
