By PCO The government tripled the supply of the PhP29 per kilo of rice for the poor and vulnerable households in Kadiwa stores, an official of the National Food Authority (NFA) said. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. recently ordered to increase […]
Upazila Representative The Boro rice harvest festival has been officially inaugurated at Togar Haor area, located on the border of Dharmapasha and Madhyanagar upazilas in Sunamganj district.The festival began with the harvesting of BRRI-92 variety paddy cultivated by a 40-year-old farmer named Anis Mia on Tuesday (April 15) at 11:30 AM. Organized by Upazila Agriculture […]
UNB A vessel named MV PHU THANH carrying 10,000 metric tonnes of rice has arrived at Chattogram Port from India. The rice was brought under open tender contract (Package-8) signed on 2 March, said a press release. Under the agreement, a total of five lakh metric tonnes of rice will be imported from India. So […]
DHAKA, April 15, 2025 (BSS) – Using ‘Rice Transplanter cum Fertilizer Applicator’ technology, invented by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), can reduce planting costs by 20-25 percent and increase yields by 10-15 percent. The information was revealed today at a workshop on ‘Validation and up-scaling of rice transplanting and harvesting technology in the selected sites […]
Despite government efforts, rice prices remain high while the Yen fluctuates in exchange markets. Tokyo, April 16 – Rice prices across Japan continue to soar despite government efforts to stabilize the market by releasing approximately 210,000 tons of rice from stockpiles last month. The Ministry of Agriculture’s move aims to lower prices, but it may […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
