By Nora L. Molde BUTUAN CITY — Rice farmers in Caraga expect to increase their productivity and get higher income opportunities with the turnover of the region’s first modern Rice Processing System II (RPS II). The RPS II, valued at P61.8 million, is equipped with the latest technology designed to optimize rice drying and milling, […]
By Vivek Waghmode. Chennai: India may struggle to regain its lost market for broken rice after lifting its export ban on March 7, according to traders and analysts, reports The Hindu Businessline. “It will be difficult for India to reach the same level of broken rice exports as before the ban,” said Rajesh Paharia Jain, […]
The Philippines, a nation where rice is a dietary staple, is confronting a significant challenge: domestic rice consumption is projected to continue outpacing production, leading to a widening supply deficit. According to BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, this deficit could reach 6.1 million metric tons (MT) by 2029. Consumption and production trendsBMI forecasts that […]
The Story If you’ve ever seen a paddy field, you’ve probably noticed it looks like it was flooded the night before. That’s because rice fields stay waterlogged for most of the cultivation season. Farmers flood them before sowing to help roots establish and then maintain just enough standing water throughout the crop cycle to support […]
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia by Zhong Qun, Luo Jiang, Misbah Saba Malik HAIKOU, China/ISLAMABAD, March 12 (Xinhua) — In the rain-soaked fields of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in south China’s Hainan Province, Pakistani postdoctoral researcher Qamar U Zaman waded through the mud in rain boots, carefully inspecting rice plants and occasionally plucking rice […]
Agence France-Presse Tokyo, Japan — Japan wants to boost its rice exports almost eightfold by 2030, a ministry official said Thursday, despite currently suffering a domestic shortage of the grain. The country’s rice consumption has more than halved over the past 60 years as diets have expanded to include more bread, noodles and other energy […]
