Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming. A biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough – by researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, Norfolk – opens the door to the creation of crops […]
TBS Report Bangladesh is one of South Asia’s largest rice producers. However, the country still needs to import rice at certain times to balance supply and demand. In 2023, Bangladesh imported nearly two million tonnes of rice from countries including India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Bangladesh has signed a contract to import 100,000 tonnes of […]
Thailand proposes three measures to stabilise off-season rice prices, including subsidies for storage, incentives for traders to buy at higher prices, and interest rate compensation. The initiative aims to support farmers and prevent market price distortions. A subcommittee proposed three measures on Sunday to stabilise off-season paddy rice prices, the director-general of the Internal Trade […]
By Vietnam News Agency. Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman has emphasized Indonesia’s stable rice stock as a model of resilience amid food crises affecting the region. Indonesia will not face a situation where people have to queue for rice, as seen in the Philippines, or panic-buy, as in Malaysia and Japan, Sulaiman said on […]
