By Marlon Fernandopulle Driven by the passion for research and the thirst for innovation, a Sri Lankan rice scientist through a blend of curiosity, dedication and unwavering commitment spent hours in the humid and scorching rice fields in Dambulla and the laboratories to finally come up with what most of us relish today as tasty, […]
According to the protesting farmers, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), implemented to reduce agricultural subsidies and establish fairer trade systems, is fundamentally biased against developing nations like India. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba, Jalandhar As the farmers’ protests at the Punjab and Haryana borders enter the eleventh month, their demands have […]
Parliamentary Secretary Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti on Thursday informed the National Assembly that the government was making efforts to promote rice exports and address exporters’ grievances. Responding to a calling attention notice regarding serious disruptions in rice exports from Pakistan to European countries resulting loss to the exchequer he said, “Pakistan holds 11 percent share in […]
Reuters. HANOI, MUMBAI, BANGKOK AND BANGLADESH: Indian rice export prices fell to their lowest level in 18 months this week, pressured by a depreciation in rupee to a record low and ample supplies. Top exporter India’s 5% broken parboiled rice was quoted at $431-$440 per ton, the lowest since July 20, 2023, down from $436-$442 […]
Staff Correspondent. The cabinet committee on government purchase at a meeting on Thursday approved two separate food ministry proposals to import total one lakh tonnes of rice from India and Pakistan. Presided over by finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed at the secretariat in the capital Dhaka, the meeting approved a proposal from the food ministry to […]
By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos. MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. on Thursday said he would propose the imposition of “hybrid” tariff on rice, as part of the efforts to lower the price of the staple in the country. “I might recommend the hybrid [tariff], na (that on a) certain type of rice, 15 [percent] […]
50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan. The government today relaxed a provision of the public procurement rules to speed up the purchase of 3 lakh tonnes of rice through international tenders, as part of an effort to quickly replenish the public food stock and intervene in the market to contain […]
In addition to rice, several other agri-food products also saw significant growth compared to December 2023 India’s agri-food export sector recorded robust growth in December 2024, with rice exports witnessing an impressive rise of 64.03 per cent, climbing from $0.87 billion in December 2023 to $1.43 billion in the same month this year. This remarkable […]
Reuters. HANOI: Vietnam’s rice exports are forecast at 7.5 million metric tons this year, the chairman of the Vietnam Food Association said on Wednesday, down from a record high of 9.04 million tons last year. Vietnam is the world’s third-largest rice exporter, after India and Thailand, and its key markets are the Philippines and Indonesia. […]
By Our Correspondent. KARACHI: In a bid to bolster Pakistan’s rice export sector and reduce foreign exchange outflows, the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) have pledged collaboration. The announcement came during a meeting at the REAP House in Karachi, where the PNSC Chairperson Sultan Ahmed Chawla and […]
