By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – The National Food Authority (NFA) has introduced stricter rules on buying palay (unmilled rice) from local farmers. These are meant to address claims that traders are taking advantage of this procurement process. In a Zoom interview on Thursday, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said on Thursday the […]
Europe is facing a severe drought that is already affecting agriculture, according to the Joint Research Centre’s report on Drought in Europe – June 2025. Fast and coordinated actions can help reduce risks and impacts. Europe’s growing drought conditions A severe drought is affecting large regions in central, northern and eastern Europe as well as […]
Reuters MUMBAI: India is allocating record rice volumes for ethanol production as it struggles with unprecedented inventories that are likely to swell further with the arrival of the new season crop, a reversal from earlier shortages that led to export curbs. Turning more rice to ethanol is helping to reduce rice stocks in the world’s […]
A group of scientists calling themselves the ‘Agricultural Scientists Manch’ have written to the Prime Minister denouncing the recent release of India’s first genetically edited rice varieties, stating that the technology used–CRISPR-Cas9–could face intellectual property rights (IPR) issues, potentially negating the real advantage Indian farmers could derive from genome-edited rice. The Centre has repeatedly clarified […]
TRN Online Kathmandu, June 26: The government has set ‘Intensity in Rice Cultivation: Food Security and Self-reliance’ as the slogan for the National Paddy Day this year. This slogan has been set to increase rice production for food security. The Department of Agriculture is organising various programmes on the occasion of the 22nd National Paddy […]
By SHERYLIN UNTALAN, GMA Integrated News The National Food Authority (NFA) is urging lawmakers to support a proposed bill that will restore its regulatory and market intervention functions—powers that agency officials say are critical to stabilizing rice prices, protecting farmers, and securing the nation’s food supply. Speaking at the Bagong Pilipinas public briefing, NFA Administrator […]
HANOI: The capital city has taken proactive steps to restructure its rice cultivation sector, supporting farmers in shifting toward the production of high-quality commercial rice that meets export standards. This effort is part of a broader strategy to expand the rice export market and improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese rice in international markets by 2030. […]
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin Food on the plate is the very first thing people need every day, and with rice being the staple, its price is a matter of overriding concern for the general public. When rice prices soar, the poor and low-income people become more food insecure. A steady rise in rice prices has already […]
The Food Policy and Security Committee has recommended the importation of 40,000 metric tonnes of rice as a substitute for Keeri Samba, the President’s Media Division (PMD) announced today.
By Business Desk. Pakistan’s rice exports remained stable despite India’s heavily subsidized return to global markets in October 2024, following a two-year export ban. Pakistan exported 5.544 million tons of rice in the first 11 months of FY25, just 0.87 percent below the 5.593 million tons in the same period last year. India’s export pricing, […]
