President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is moving to tighten the country’s rice import policy by extending the current two-month import suspension and raising tariffs on foreign rice, in a bid to stabilize palay prices and protect Filipino farmers during the peak of the harvest season. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. made the announcement Wednesday, […]
Amanur Aman, Kushtia India has introduced new regulations for rice exports to Bangladesh, raising concerns that imports may slow and prices could rise in the domestic market. The Foreign Trade Wing of India issued the directive on Wednesday, which came into effect on Thursday. Under the new rules, exporters of non-Basmati rice must register their […]
JAKARTA – Perum Bulog emphasized that the use of uniform packaging on 5 kilograms of Stableized Supply and Food Price (SPHP) rice will facilitate distribution, increase affordability and maintain the quality of rice evenly throughout the region. “The design of the packaging is uniform, the distribution of SPHP rice is expected to be easier for […]
India is expected to achieve a record rice harvest this year, with forecasts pointing to strong yields that could further strengthen the country’s position as one of the world’s leading grain producers, as reported by ANI, a partner of TV BRICS. Currently, India is projected to produce more than 145 million metric tonnes of rice […]
By Tara Yap ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged rice farmers in the Visayas to explore corn production to beef up the country’s needed supply. “We are looking into corn after rice planting,” said Milo delos Reyes, director of the DA-National Corn Program. “It means, one crop is rice and the other […]
While India continues to dominate the global rice export market, a significant shift in trade patterns is underway, creating a stark contrast between the country’s two coastlines. Exporters are increasingly redirecting their cargo to efficient west coast ports such as Kandla (+33% growth y-o-y in January-August 2025) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (+31%), leading […]
Selenium stimulates the plant’s photosynthesis, which can then increase by more than 40%. Original story from the University of Massachusetts Amherst The cultivation of rice – the staple grain for more than 3.5billion people around the world – comes with extremely high environmental,climate and economic costs. But this may be about to change, thanks to […]
Bangladesh is one of the main importers of non-basmati rice from India. The Daily Star NEW DELHI – The Indian government has announced that exports of non-basmati rice will now be allowed only after registration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an arm of the Commerce Ministry. Bangladesh is one […]
Proposals focus on making MLS more attractive to seed companies, while farmers’ demands are sidelined, they highlight. Shimali Chauhan Summary A coalition of farmer groups and civil society organisations from across the world has raised alarm over proposed reforms to the United Nation’s International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, also called […]
The development is seen affecting New Delhi’s claim for GI tag as the Pakistan region is not in the original notified areas where the fragrant rice is grown. By Subramani Ra Mancombu The European Union (EU) seems to be favouring Pakistan in the latter’s dispute against India for the basmati rice geographical indication (GI) tag, […]
