Reuters NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand: Thai farmer Daeng Donsingha was already worried for her family of nine when rice prices in the world’s second-largest exporter of the staple crashed this year after India resumed exports. Now, she’s also fretting over the tariffs unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which could slash demand for Thai rice in […]
by Stephanie Sevillano The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday, April 23, announced the pilot launch of P20 per kg. rice sale in the Visayas, in line with the food security, accessibility, and affordability targets of the Marcos administration. The program’s pilot was announced shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. […]
To accelerate the transformation of the Philippine rice industry, the Department of Agriculture-Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (DA-MRIDP) convened key rice industry stakeholders for the 2025–2026 Assessment and Planning Workshop for Rice Clustering and Consolidation on April 21–23, 2025. DA Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Christopher Morales urged the participants during the opening program to […]
By: By the Inquirer Staff MANILA, Philippines — “P20 per kilo [of] rice. That was the promise—and today, we begin to make it real, starting in the Visayas.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. posted this message on his Facebook and Instagram accounts on Wednesday, recalling a promise he made in his 2022 campaign to bring down […]
BSS DHAKA, April 23, 2025 (BSS) – The Entomology Division of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has achieved significant success in paddy production without using pesticides. To manage insect-pests in an environmentally friendly way, a field trial was recently implemented by non-governmental organizations Solidarity and Jagrani Chakra Foundation with technical assistance from BRRI. Talking […]
By Anozie Egole The Nigeria Customs Service has said that with 159 cases involving 135,474 bags valued at N939m, rice remained the most prevalent commodity seized by the service in the first quarter of 2025. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, stated this in Abuja while briefing journalists on the service’s activities in the first […]
TOKYO: The Japanese government may propose increasing duty-free imports of US rice in negotiations over US tariffs, according to government sources. The United States has said that it would be difficult for it to revise tariffs on imports of automobiles, which is Japan’s top priority. Tokyo hopes to break the deadlock by making a bold […]
The average price of rice in supermarkets across Japan reached ¥4,217 (about $30) per five kilogrammes in the week up to April 13, official data showed. News Agency of Nigeria. On Wednesday, Japan’s ministry of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries began the third auction of government-held rice to stabilise surging prices. The average price of rice […]
sameer Srinagar, April 22: The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) Tuesday organised a successful Training-cum-Distribution Programme under the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)-Rice initiative on April 22, at the Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC) in Khudwani. The event saw enthusiastic participation from a large group of tribal farmers from Pulwama […]
A study conducted at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has constructed an unprecedented pangenome map of wild and cultivated rice. The study also decoded the genetic architecture and diversity of rice. Led by Prof. HAN Bin’s team, the study offers a powerful resource for breeding […]
