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Punjab flood to hit Indian basmati rice output, exporters may realise more

Punjab share was around 40% in India’s basmati rice export of 6.07 million tonne in 2024-25. By Prabhudatta Mishra. Punjab will likely see at least 20-25 per cent drop in basmati production this year due to heavy rain and floods, potentially increasing exporters’ realisation as global supplies will be limited. Punjab has around 40 per […]

Rice, space agencies team up for climate-smart farming

By: Jordeene B. Lagare MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have entered into a five-year partnership to make rice farming more climate-smart. The team-up involves operating an eddy covariance flux tower to support rice research and environmental monitoring. “The five-year partnership includes joint research, training, and […]

Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 launches second leg in Abidjan

Press Release ABIDJAN: Following the successful first leg of the Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 in Accra, Ghana, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) officially launched the second phase in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This landmark two-day event at the Novotel Plateau Hotel brings together 28 of Pakistan’s top rice exporting companies to showcase their […]

Rice imports to Philippines banned until October 30

Source: Зерно Он-Лайн Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the suspension of imports of milled and polished rice for 60 days, Inquirer.net reported. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 93 issued on August 30 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on August 29, rice imports will be suspended from September 1 to October 30, […]

India partners with World Food Programme to supply fortified rice for global hunger relief

The initiative allows WFP to procure fortified rice directly from India to meet the nutritional needs of populations facing severe food insecurity. INDIA – India has teamed up with the World Food Programme (WFP) to combat global hunger by agreeing to supply fortified rice to crisis-affected populations worldwide. The partnership was formalized through a Letter […]

Rangpur farmers produce 1,84,603 tonnes of clean Aush rice

RANGPUR, Sept 1, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers have produced 1,84,603 tonnes of clean Aush rice (2,76,905 tonnes in terms of paddy) in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended Kharif-1 season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a target of producing 1,91,460 tonnes of clean Aush rice (2,87,190 tonnes […]