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May

Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power

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By Chris Lau, Mai Takiguchi and Soyon Nishioka, CNN Tokyo CNN — An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday, telling reporters that he had concluded he was “not the right […]

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May

Japan Taps Emergency Rice Reserves Amid Soaring Prices and Public Discontent

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement that the rice release would “stabilize supply and alleviate pressure on household budgets” The Japanese government has announced the release of 300,000 tonnes of rice from its emergency reserves in a dramatic bid to curb surging prices and calm growing public frustration over the […]

21
May

India mulls registration of non-Basmati rice with APEDA before exports

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Likely to levy ₹10-20/t fee for registration; charges for Basmati shipments may be hiked to ₹50/t. By Prabhudatta Mishra The government is considering making registration of export contracts mandatory with its agri-export promotion body APEDA for non-Basmati rice before shipments are allowed by the Customs Department. This is on the lines of the current system […]

21
May

Chemical, pesticide-free variety of rice developed

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DINAJPUR, May 20, 2025 (BSS) – Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) has developed chemical and pesticide-free rice aiming to boost rice production in the country. “A research team led by Associate Professor Dr. Azizul Haque of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of HSTU has been able to invent chemical and pesticide-free […]

21
May

Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after inappropriate remark on rice

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Eto came under fire earlier this week after saying that he never had to buy rice thanks to his supporters’ gifts. AP Tokyo. Japan’s agriculture minister resigned Wednesday over his inappropriate remark about buying rice as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s traditional staple food. At a party seminar Sunday in […]

21
May

Vietnam boosts rice trade through 2030 with new measures

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Vietnam exported over 3.43 million tonnes of rice in the first four months of this year, raking in nearly 1.77 billion USD, a 8.1% jump in volume but a 13.3% dip in value from the same period last year. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Export-Import Department introduced a raft of measures to improve […]

20
May

Extreme weather costs EU farmers 28 billion euros a year, EU says

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By Kate Abnett. BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) – The European Union’s agriculture sector loses an average of 28.3 billion euros ($31.9 billion) each year from extreme weather made worse by climate change, EU-backed analysis published on Tuesday showed. Most of these losses – which are equivalent to 6% of annual EU crop and livestock production […]

20
May

KWPF Grant Supports Low-carbon Rice Farming in Viet Nam

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The $1.5 million KPWF grant, “Viet Nam: Facilitating Low-carbon and Green Agriculture Transformation” is providing demand-driven policy and advisory services that contribute to key building blocks of the government of Viet Nam’s overall green transformation program. The grant’s activities focus on enabling a well-designed, high-quality, and national low-carbon rice investment program, addressing knowledge gaps on […]

20
May

World rice market under pressure from record Indian harvests

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Source: Farm Progress. The global rice market is experiencing significant volatility due to export restrictions and record harvests in India, which are putting pressure on prices, said Alvaro Duran-Morat, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas. According to the USDA, India set a new rice production record in 2024 of 147 million tons (in […]

20
May

China leads Myanmar rice imports in Apr

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Nyein Nyein. China is the largest importer of Myanmar rice, with over 61,500 tonnes of rice and broken rice in April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF).Belgium is the second largest importer of Myanmar rice with over 20,000 tonnes, followed by 13,300 tonnes to the UK, over 12,000 to Bulgaria, over 8,500 to Spain, […]

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Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power

Japan Taps Emergency Rice Reserves Amid Soaring Prices and Public Discontent

India mulls registration of non-Basmati rice with APEDA before exports

Chemical, pesticide-free variety of rice developed

Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after inappropriate remark on rice

Vietnam boosts rice trade through 2030 with new measures

Extreme weather costs EU farmers 28 billion euros a year, EU says

KWPF Grant Supports Low-carbon Rice Farming in Viet Nam

World rice market under pressure from record Indian harvests

China leads Myanmar rice imports in Apr

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