Western food trends, people living alone behind shift By Ko Dong-hwan Consumption of rice as part of a meal in Korea is expected to decline by 15 percent over the next 10 years due to changes in food trends and the country’s decreasing rice production, according to the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI), a state-run […]
The current surge in rice prices is believed to be due in part to excessive stockpiling by some wholesalers and others. The Yomiuri Shimbun. TOKYO – The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry on Friday eased rules for the release of government-stockpiled rice, which had been limited to emergency use such as in the event of […]
By IBNS. India sent a second consignment of rice to Bangladesh on Saturday, ignoring the recent deterioration of its relationship with the neighbouring nation following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5 amid violent protests against her regime. The consignement arrived in Bangladesh’s Mongla Port. Two ships carrying 16,400 tonnes of rice […]
Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times. Two days after visiting Takeo and Kampong Thom provinces that faced water shortages during the dry season, Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday stated that the Completed Irrigation System (CIS), a project under the ‘Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Program – Phase 2’ (CAVAC II), guarantees sufficient water supply for farmers, enabling […]
Crop production, especially rice and wheat, has increased at a steady state over the last several years (Table 6.1). During the first half of FY25, Aman was produced and harvested; however, no official data is available. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has set a target of 22.6 million tonnes of Boro production for FY25, which […]
Bangladesh is set to receive 300,000 tonnes of rice from India under an agreement. By PTI Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at Mongla Port on Saturday, a media report said. […]
By Daniel Adaji. The price of rice in Nigeria is set to decrease as the Federal Government steps up its efforts to support local farmers, particularly those engaged in rice production. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, the President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Kabir Ibrahim, disclosed that the National Agricultural Growth […]
Despite no increase in wholesale prices, some retailers have opted to sell rice at higher prices. Retail rice prices in Dhaka have risen by Tk2 to Tk3 per kilogramme due to alleged supply shortage, despite steady wholesale market prices over the past five days. During visits to various kitchen markets, it was found that retailers […]
JAHIDUL ISLAM Rice production in Bangladesh remains at 4.8 tonnes per hectare, 1.2 to 2.2 tonnes below the potential yield of 6-7 tonnes, due to constraints such as cultivation of low-yield paddy varieties, according to the final report of the taskforce on sustainable development formed by the planning ministry. Addressing the ongoing challenges would help […]
IREF VP called for raising the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme from 1 per cent to 3 per rcent and reintroducing the interest equalization scheme to support exporters. Press Trust of India Kolkata The Indian rice industry has urged the government to provide incentives and policy support in the upcoming […]
