April 15, 2025 - Rice News Today

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Apr

Paddy Cultivation through Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) Method: Challenges and Solutions.

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Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) emerged as a sustainable alternative to traditional paddy cultivation in response to growing water scarcity and rising input costs. Unlike conventional transplanting, DSR eliminates the need for nurseries and manual transplantation, resulting in significant savings of water, time, and labor. KJ Staff. Amid evolving agricultural practices, governments and scientists are increasingly […]

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Apr

Record rice imports from India thru Hili Land Port

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Our Correspondent, Dinajpur Deadline for rice import ends tomorrow. Despite the public holiday on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, a record volume of rice was imported from India through Dinajpur’s Hili Land Port yesterday as importers rushed to bring in consignments ahead of the government’s April 16 deadline for import. Rice imports through the port […]

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Apr

Adviser: Rice will become more affordable within two weeks.

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‘We expect a good harvest this year, which hopefully will lead to more affordable rice prices’. Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that rice prices are expected to become more affordable within the next two weeks as Boro rice arrives in the market. The adviser was speaking to journalists following a meeting held […]

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Apr

Finance Ministry Calls for Increasing Tariff-Free Rice Imports.

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Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry proposed Tuesday that the government expand the minimum access system under which the country imports about 770,000 tons of rice per year at zero tariffs. The ministry made the proposal at a meeting of a subcommittee of the Fiscal System Council, which advises the finance minister, at a […]

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Apr

Vietnam’s potential rice exports to the Philippines around 4.3 million tons

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SGGP It is estimated that Vietnam could export roughly 4.3 million tons of rice to the Philippines this year. The Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines yesterday informed that since the beginning of 2025, the Philippines’ rice import demand has continued to increase, domestic rice prices have remained high while domestic supply has not been […]

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Apr

Jigawa begins dry season farming, targets 3.6m metric tonnes of rice

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Adeola Ajakaiye. Jigawa State Government has set an annual target of 3.6 million metric tonnes of rice from the over 1.2 million hectares of land recently cultivated and developed for all-season farming scheme proposed and actualised by the Umar Namadi’s Administration in the State. Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, who made the statememt at […]

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Apr

Japan rice prices hit new high despite gov’t countermeasures

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TOKYO– Japan’s rice prices rose to a record average of 4,214 yen per 5 kilograms, more than double the level a year earlier, the government said Monday, suggesting that recent stockpile releases have had limited effect in curbing the soaring costs. The government has auctioned off roughly 212,000 tons of its rice stockpiles in two […]

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Apr

Mozambique hit a new record for rice imports in 2024

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ARTICLE BY: Staff Reporter. Record rice imports last year underscore a growing reliance on foreign countries to cover basic food needs in Mozambique. Data from the annual statistical report by the Bank of Mozambique (BdM) – cited by local news website Dossiers & Factos – shows that the country spent US$441 million on rice imports […]

15
Apr

Pakistan’s water crisis: the cost of sugarcane and rice

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Mohsin Leghari Pakistan is on the brink of a worsening water crisis, one that threatens its inter provincial relationship, agriculture, economy, and food security. Ranked among the most water-stressed nations in the world, it faces the alarming prospect of depleting its water resources within decades. Yet, despite this growing threat, the country continues to cultivate […]

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Apr

Nigeria leads Africa’s rice production with 8.7m tons

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by Lucas Ajanaku Nigeria has emerged as a leader in local rice production in Africa, beating countries such as Madagascar, Egypt, Tanzania, Guinea, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire and others. With 8.7million tons, the country had the highest volumes of production last year while Madagascar and Egypt followed with five million tons production respectively totaling a combined […]

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Paddy Cultivation through Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) Method: Challenges and Solutions.

Record rice imports from India thru Hili Land Port

Adviser: Rice will become more affordable within two weeks.

Finance Ministry Calls for Increasing Tariff-Free Rice Imports.

Vietnam’s potential rice exports to the Philippines around 4.3 million tons

Jigawa begins dry season farming, targets 3.6m metric tonnes of rice

Japan rice prices hit new high despite gov’t countermeasures

Mozambique hit a new record for rice imports in 2024

Pakistan’s water crisis: the cost of sugarcane and rice

Nigeria leads Africa’s rice production with 8.7m tons

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