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Pesticide registration delays threaten Pakistan’s agricultural supply chain

Large number of registration cases remain pending with regulatory authority. By Ghulam Abbas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector is facing growing uncertainty as significant delays in pesticide registrations and import permissions at the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) Karachi threaten the timely availability of critical crop protection products. The Pakistan Crop Protection Association (PCPA) has raised […]

Human chain in Ctg demands urgent action to curb rice price hike

UNB Citing official data, speakers said rice prices alone contributed nearly 40% to the country’s food inflation in May 2025 despite sufficient Boro season production. Speakers at a human chain in Chattogram city expressed deep concern over the abnormal rise in rice prices on Thursday and demanded immediate government measures to control the rice market. […]

Lowering of imported rice MSRP to push through on July 16 —DA

By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The deferred further reduction of the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice, originally set on July 1, will push through on July 16, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Thursday. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the MSRP of imported rice will be […]

Central-pool rice stocks hit highest level in two decades

Central rice stocks have reached 37.48 MT, the highest in 20 years—over three times the buffer. Rising procurement under free ration schemes and low OMSS offtake have led to surplus, prompting concerns over rising subsidy costs and storage challenges ahead of the next paddy season. Written by Sandip Das The government’s rice stocks have soared […]

India gets two genome-edited rice varieties

Arathi Menon In a step towards strengthening food security amid rising climate pressures, researchers at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), have developed two genome-edited rice varieties: DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice 1. Developed using the […]

Minister Admits Not All Bulog Rice is of Good Quality

Reporter Alfitria Nefi P TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia’s Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman admitted that not all rice distributed by the Bulog (National Logistic Agency) has good quality. “Indeed, it’s not 100 percent good. On average, it’s 100,000 (tons) per year,” he said during a working meeting with Commission IV of the Indonesian House of […]

Mukul Agrawal portfolio: Basmati rice stock zooms 76% from April low

Shares of LT Foods, which own flagship rice brand ‘Daawat’, hit a new high of ₹509 today. The stock has rallied 26% in the past eight trading days after Iran-Israel announced ceasefire SI Reporter Mumbai LT Foods share price today: Mukul Agrawal portfolio stock: LT Foods shares hit a new high of ₹509 on the […]