MANILA: The Philippines plans to broadly extend its ban on rice imports until April to support farmers in the world’s biggest buyer of the grain, a move that’s likely to put further pressure on global prices. The Southeast Asian nation will only allow inbound shipments for about a month in January, when it needs to […]
For the January-September period, rice exports fell 1.6% from a year earlier to 6.9 million tons Reuters HANOI: Vietnam exported 483,000 metric tons of rice in September, down 41.3% from the same month of last year, government data showed on Monday. Rice export revenues in the month fell 54.7% from a year earlier to $232 […]
Waterlogged paddy fields produce a lot of methane, but alternative techniques exist. Susannah Savage Rice is perhaps the world’s most important foodstuff — it feeds more than half the global population. But it is also one of the most climate-damaging crops. Rice is usually grown in waterlogged paddy fields, which creates oxygen-starved soils that release […]
By Mangala Pavithrani Colombo, October 6 (Daily Mirror) – Chairman of the National Farmers’ Union, Anuradha Tennakoon alleged that rice producers deliberately create artificial shortages every year during the festive season, and criticised the government for failing to address the issue. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Tennakoon said, “The government is very silent in front […]
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu MANILA, Philippines — At least one million rice farmers will get a P7,000 cash aid under the proposed 2026 national budget to ensure that the agricultural sector will thrive, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said on Monday. Dy said this during the joint hearing of the House committee on agriculture […]
Tribune News Service The government has introduced a significant relaxation in rice export regulations, aimed at streamlining trade to Europe. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Department of Commerce, announced an amendment to the export policy for both basmati and non-basmati rice, effective immediately. Under the revised norms, exporters shipping rice to […]
By April Grace R. Padilla ILOILO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas is looking at the “corn after rice” mechanism as a means to increase farmers’ yields and income in the Visayas. During a press conference held as part of the 18th National Corn Congress-Visayas Cluster in Iloilo City recently, […]
Almost 40% drop in purchase price of paddy sparks protests from agrarian community. Our Correspondent HYDERABAD: A close to 40% drop in the purchase price of the rice crop has unsettled the farmers, sparking reactions and protests from the agrarian community. The Sindh Abadgar Board, a group which campaigns for farmers’ rights, on Sunday held […]
Mohit Khanna – Tribune News Service In a major respite for the flood-hit farmers in Punjab, the pace of paddy procurement is gradually improving although crop arrival remains slow. Arhtiyas have expressed satisfaction over the ongoing lifting and payment process. Harbans Singh Rosha, president of the Khanna Grain Market Arhtiyas Association, said out of nearly […]
Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reaffirmed their commitment to finalise the deal by December. Business Today Desk European Union ambassador to India, Herve Delphin, has described the negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) and investment protection pact between India and the EU as “challenging,” […]
