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Paddy crisis: Punjab rallies for relaxed moisture, discolouration norms

Vibhor Mohan Chandigarh: While heavy rains and floods have already derailed the state govt’s plan to start paddy procurement a fortnight early to manage high moisture content, farmers are anxiously waiting for the Centre to relax the fair average quality (FAQ) specifications for high moisture and discoloured grains to prevent them from incurring further financial […]

Feature: China-aided agricultural project helps boost Chad’s food security

Source: Xinhua, Editor: huaxia by Arison Tamfu, Arnaud Mbaigolmem N’DJAMENA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — As the sun rose over Midekin Village in Douguia District of Chad’s Hadjer-Lamis Region, golden rice ears swayed gently in the breeze as farmers geared up for this year’s harvest. It was Saturday, and villagers here celebrated the Harvest Festival, with […]

India’s expanding rice export ambitions expected to weigh on global prices

India’s aggressive export drive is likely to extend its grip on global rice trade, where it already accounts for around 40% of shipments. INDIA – India, the world’s leading rice exporter, is seeking to further consolidate its dominance in the global rice market during the 2025/26 season, raising concerns over prolonged weakness in international prices. […]

World’s largest rice buyer Philippines to extend import ban

By Hien Nguyen The Philippines, the top rice importer globally, plans to keep rice imports banned until April to support farmers but allow a one-month window for inbound shipments in January 2026. Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., the country’s Secretary of Agriculture, said Monday that the restriction will remain in effect until the end of […]

Govt to import 2.30 lakh MTs fertilizer, 2.20 lakh MTs wheat and 50,000 MTs non-basmati rice

BSS DHAKA, Oct 7, 2025 (BSS) – The government today recommended approval of a number of proposals including procurement of some 2.30 lakh metric tons (MTs) of fertilizer, 2.20 lakh metric tons of wheat and 50,000 metric tons of non-basmati rice to meet the growing demand of the country. The approvals came from the 40th […]

Myanmar and Pakistan Undercut India’s Non-Basmati Rice Exports

India’s ambitious target of exporting 20 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2024–25 faces a setback as cheaper supplies from Myanmar and Pakistan undercut Indian prices in the global market. India’s hopes of exporting 20 million tonnes of non-basmati rice for 2024–25 seem to be fading, as cheaper rice from Myanmar and Pakistan is hurting […]

Govt approves import of 50,000 tonnes rice from India, 2.2 lakh tonnes wheat from US

UNB The price of per tonne rice has been fixed at $359.77. The government today (7 October) approved a proposal to import 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati parboiled rice from India under the international open tender system for 2025–26 fiscal year. The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) in its meeting approved the proposal. According […]

Agri exports up 30%, generates nearly $4 billion in nine months

Mom Kunthea / Khmer Times Synopsis: Besides rice, Cambodia exports many key agricultural products, including fresh and dried cassava, cashew nuts, fresh mangoes, fresh bananas, corn and longans. In the first nine months, Cambodia exported over 11 million tonnes of agricultural products, marking a 30.43 percent increase compared to the same period last year, and […]

Pending DA budget short of rice self-sufficiency demands

By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer With almost 20 typhoons lashing at the Philippines every year, farmers, especially those tilling lands for palay, find themselves stricken even more by poverty – poor yield, low sales, and piling debt. Last month, as Nando (Ragasa) battered northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 215 kph, […]

Rice breeding reduces methane emissions without lowering yield: New Study

Neel Kamal Bathinda: A new study, ‘A Global Synthesis Of Genotypic Variation In Crop Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Variable Nitrogen Fertilisation,’ published in Frontiers in Agronomy, performed the first comparison of crop variety impacts on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) on a global scale. The analysis shows that the choice of crop variety (specifically rice) has […]