By: Jordeene B. Lagare. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) started releasing National Food Authority (NFA) rice stocks to local governments on Wednesday, two weeks after declaring a food security emergency to temper rising retail prices. The DA declared a food security emergency on rice on Feb. 4 to address the “extraordinary” increase […]
Thai Agriculturist Association launched a statement on Friday, demanding the government to offer a rice price guarantee of at least 10,000-12,000 baht per tonne. The association president Pramote Charoensilp asked the subcommittee National Rice Policy and Management Committee to review its measures to tackle falling rice prices. This remark came as the subcommittee previously launched […]
Running through to 13 April, Mars is a proud sponsor of the ‘In Focus’ Zones at the Somerset House exhibition: “SOIL: The World at Our Feet”. The exhibition explores the connection between soil, human life and our planet’s future. As part of the ‘In Focus’ Zones, Mars is putting a spotlight on its critical work […]
by Helen Albert . A new rice variety that combines high yield with low methane emissions could help farmers tackle climate change. A group of scientists have bred a new variety of rice that could help combat rising methane levels around the world. “Methane has a very strong impact. It’s around 20 times stronger than […]
Jay Allen. It’s getting more expensive to eat rice in Japan, with prices nearly doubling. Will a release of strategic reserves help? Those of us living in Japan are watching as the price of everything seems to go up month after month. The latest price spike, however, is really hitting home. Rice, a staple of […]
The government on Thursday approved separate proposals for procuring some 50,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice, 40,000 tonnes of DAP fertiliser, and 10,000 metric tonnes of phosphoric acid to meet the growing demands of the country. The approvals came from the eighth meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase this year, held today at […]
While the Kharif season is yet to begin, the controversial hybrid short-duration rice variety has once again come under scrutiny, creating a stir in Punjab’s agricultural sector. Tarsem Lal Saini, president of the All-India Rice Millers Association, who had led…Tribune News Service While the Kharif season is yet to begin, the controversial hybrid short-duration rice […]
A subcommittee of the National Rice Policy and Management Committee launched three measures worth 1.89 billion baht to support off-season rice farmers. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said on Friday that the subcommittee has approved in principle three measures to be proposed to the committee as follows: Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan There are also parallel measures […]
Scientists gene-edited rice and wheat to produce coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10 – an antioxidant used to help treat heart condition symptoms Victoria Bela. Chinese scientists say they have created a new type of rice which produces a molecule that may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Coenzyme Q10 – also known as CoQ10 or […]
By Ngoc Tai. Rice traders in the Mekong Delta are selling off their inventories on the streets at losses since export demand and prices are declining. Over the last month Nguyen Thi Lan, a trader based in Tien Giang Province’s Cai Lay town, has been selling the grain at VND11,800-15,000 (US$0.46-0.6) per kilogram on streets […]
