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Creating the Conditions for Change: How Partnerships are Transforming Rice Production

Eisen Bernard Bernardo Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a powerful tool for transforming agriculture, and nowhere is this more evident than in the global effort to create a sustainable, low-emission rice sector. While low-emission rice is physically identical to its traditional counterpart, the enabling environment—the policies, market incentives, and collaborations that support its production—is what truly […]

Solar-powered farming is digging Pakistan into a water catastrophe

By Nazrin Azizli Punjab’s rice farmers are increasingly turning to solar-powered tube wells, boosting irrigation efficiency and cutting energy costs, but the rapid shift is raising concerns over groundwater depletion and Pakistan’s long-term food security. In Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, rice farmers are increasingly using solar panels to power tube wells—motorised groundwater pumps that […]

Paddy procurement in UP to begin from today

TNN Lucknow: Paddy procurement in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in a phased manner across the western and eastern regions during the Kharif marketing year. In western UP, procurement will begin on Oct 1 and continue till Jan 31, 2026, covering the divisions of Meerut, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Agra, Aligarh, and Jhansi, along with Hardoi, […]

MRL and Aflatoxin compliance: TDAP concludes Punjab rice seminar series in Sialkot

Press Release SIALKOT: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) successfully concluded its five-seminar series on “Management of Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) and Aflatoxin in Rice” on Wednesday at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The seminar addressed critical food safety challenges threatening Pakistan’s rice exports, particularly the rising number of EU interceptions due […]

Despair after deluge: Punjab’s famed Basmati not finding many takers after 2025 floods

Low yield and market rates, coupled with rainfall and floods mean farmers are getting prices lower than last year. Vivek Mishra The floods this year in Punjab have caused a drop in the prices of the state’s famed aromatic Basmati rice, and farmers are in despair. The Pusa 1121 (about 40 per cent) and Pusa […]

REAP targets 180,000 metric tons of rice exports to Saudi Arabia

Zahid Baig LAHORE: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has pledged to capitalize on the improving bilateral relations of Pakistan with Saudi Arabia and Iran to further boost rice exports to these strategically important markets. “Pakistan exported around 79,000 metric tons of rice to Saudi Arabia in 2023-24, which grew to 110,000 metric tons […]

Fighting Malnutrition in the Philippines with Biofortified Rice

In the Philippines, where rice is a staple food eaten daily by most households, Vitamin A deficiency continues to affect children’s health. This deficiency can lead to blindness, stunted growth and higher rates of illness. To combat this, researchers and development partners are fighting malnutrition in the Philippines with biofortified rice. Also known as Golden […]

S. Korea’s rice production projected to fall for 4th year in 2025: data

Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s rice output is projected to fall for the fourth consecutive year in 2025 primarily due to a record low cultivation area, data showed Thursday. Rice production is expected to fall 0.3 percent on-year, or 1.1 tons, to 3.57 million tons this year, according to the data […]