By: Dale Arasa – @inquirerdotnet On December 27, 2024, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) announced new grain varieties that can help manage blood sugar. Dr. Marissa V. Romero, a food scientist, collaborated with the International Rice Research Institute to identify NSIC Rc. 182 as a low-GI rice variety. “NSIC Rc. 182” translates to “National […]
Under the agreement for rice import from India, a total of 200,000 tons of rice is set to be imported into the country. Tribune Desk Another 27,000 tons of boiled rice are coming from India in the second shipment. The vessel carrying the rice is expected to arrive at the Chittagong port on January 10. […]
A fresh spurt in rice price right in the peak harvesting time is unexpected but not ruled out altogether. It may happen if the harvest is very poor and there is no arrangement for supplementing the anticipated shortfall of the staple cereal. But as many as 277 private importers have been given permission to import […]
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The government has announced its decision to set a guaranteed price for rice, with the Ministry of Agriculture confirming that the price will be revealed next week. Currently, a special committee is working to determine the guaranteed price, with the committee being chaired by the Director General of the Agriculture Technology […]
By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter. AS DROUGHT and typhoons continue to disrupt rice production, the need to lower the price paid by the public for the staple grain remains pressing, with the government resorting to lowering the tariffs on imported rice to 15% from 35% until 2028. But who exactly is capturing the benefits of […]
Taing Rinith / Khmer Times. Yim Bunrom, Director of the Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology in Banteay Meanchey, spearheaded a critical intervention in collaboration with local authorities and water-using farming communities. The effort involved opening the water gates of the Trapaing Thmar Reservoir to irrigate approximately 8,300 hectares of farmland in Phnom Srok […]
Procurement in Punjab (116.30 lt) and Haryana (35.99 lt) fell short of targets, while other states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh reported significant growth. By Prabhudatta Mishra Thanks to a robust procurement system in Punjab and Haryana, where the government implements crop diversification from paddy, the Centre has been able to meet nearly […]
FCI annually supplies 38 MT of rice for supply to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Written by Sandip Das. Despite a sluggish commencement of procurement because of storage crunch in Punjab, the government’s paddy procurement drive this season (2024-25) in major producing states has crossed 48.3 million tonne (MT), marginally […]
The Thai Government has sped up the application process to just 30 minutes for enterprises looking to export rice instead of having to wait three days as in the past. Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai Government has sped up the application process to just 30 minutes for enterprises looking to export rice instead of having […]
by Staff Writer. COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka Customs says that 88,000 metric tons of imported rice have been released into the market so far. This includes 34,000 metric tons of raw rice and 54,000 metric tons of parboiled rice. The government’s deadline for rice imports is set to end on the 10th January. […]
