The average price of rice at supermarkets in Japan has fallen for a seventh straight week. Yet it remains higher than a year ago. Officials say consumers were buying more lower-priced grain from government stockpiles than before. The agriculture ministry on Monday released its weekly survey on about 1,000 supermarkets nationwide for the period through […]
By Rakshit Sharma, Ludhiana The remaining 10 percent area or so hasn’t been covered yet as it had standing crops like summer maize or moong; it is only after these are harvested that sowing will begin on this chunk of land. Over 90 per cent of the area expected to be under paddy cultivation this […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to conduct ground-level consultations and tackle the recent downturn in rice prices ahead of Congressional deliberations on the Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment (RICE) Act. In a statement on Monday, the DA said it would gather inputs or suggestions from […]
By Chau Anh Vinafood 1, Vietnam’s top rice exporter, has been asked to develop an integrated hub for agricultural trade, logistics, warehousing, exports, customs, banking, irradiation, and research and development activities. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha made the request at a meeting of the state-owned company (Vietnam Northern Food Corp.) in Hanoi last Friday, […]
YASIR WARDAD. Rice prices spike to the woes of commoners, even, as millers make hay while private import stalls, sources say.Private imports have come to a halt following the end of government zero-duty facility for importers, they add.Millers are taking advantage of the situation, making high profits, while consumers facing the burden of increased prices, […]
NEWS WIRE FAISALABAD – Agriculture experts have termed the second half of July most important for maximising paddy yield and advised growers to complete rice cultivation during last fortnight of current month. A spokesman for the Agriculture (Extension) Department said here on Sunday that paddy crops could be cultivated in all types of soils except […]
PASIR SALAK: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry, through the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), has introduced two new padi varieties to address the weedy rice issue in the country. Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the development of the new MR CL3 and MR CL4 varieties was the result of a strategic […]
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through July 6 stood at 3,602 yen per 5 kilograms, down 70 yen from the previous week, the seventh consecutive weekly fall, the agriculture ministry said Monday. In the reporting week, 11,742 tons of government-stockpiled rice […]
Growing apprehensions over the safety and regulation of genome editing in agriculture have reportedly received “validation” from peer-reviewed scientific studies, backed by civil society advocacy efforts. The Union Government’s recent announcement of gene-edited rice varieties has triggered critical responses, notably from the Coalition for a GM-Free India, which hosted a webinar to assess the implications […]
by Pune Okayama Friendship Garden Rice is one of the most important staple foods consumed globally, forming a crucial part of the diet for more than half of the world’s population. Its role is especially significant in Asia, where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. Beyond being a daily dietary staple, rice also […]
