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26,250 tons of govt-imported rice arrives from Pakistan.

This marks the first direct government-to-government (G2G) trade between Bangladesh and Pakistan since independence. Tribune Desk A Pakistani-flagged ship carrying 26,250 metric tons of government-imported rice from Pakistan has docked at Chittagong Port. On Wednesday at 2pm, the vessel named MV CIB anchored at the port’s container terminal, carrying the first shipment of rice to […]

Rice shipments arrive from Pakistan, India.

Star Business Report. Bangladesh received a significant shipment of rice from Pakistan and India yesterday as part of the government’s efforts to boost the country’s public food stocks and contain the prices of the staple in the domestic market. Out of the 50,000 tonnes of rice to be bought under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) […]

Rationale Vs Hurdles: India’s Fortified Rice Initiative.

The initiative aims to provide fortified rice containing essential micronutrients like iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12 through ration shops, mid-day meals, and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) schemes In October 2024, PM Narendra Modi chaired a cabinet meeting approving the continuation of free fortified rice distribution under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana […]

Govt turns to bananas as rice plunges

WRITER: Aekarach Sattaburuth The government will encourage rice farmers to grow bananas to supplement their income as rice prices continue to fall, said Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan on Thursday. Responding to a question by People’s Party (PP) MP Narongdech Ularnkul on the government’s plan to help shore up rice prices in the market, Mr Pichai […]

New Biopesticide Is A Breakthrough For Global Food Security

By Daphne Ewing-Chow Senior Contributor. Stories about food & agriculture through the lens of climate change. Rice, the world’s most consumed staple, provides 20% of global daily calories, and feeds billions. Yet, its production is under increasing pressure from pests and diseases, with Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) ranking among the most devastating. Farmers have few […]

Farmers In Water Scarcity-Prone Regions Benefit From Cultivating Two Pusa Basmati Rice Variants.

One of the advantages of these Pusa basmati rice variants is that the farmers can get away with less use of labour for transplantation. By ETV Bharat English Team New Delhi: Two variants of Basmati Rice, developed by PUSA scientists, have helped farmers to reduce water usage by almost 33 per cent as compared to […]

Farmers rally near Government House, Demand rice price guarantee

Farmer Protest at Government House, submits rice price guarantee demands to PM. Vows to return in 7 days for escalated action if no progress. More than 300 farmers from Phichit, Nakhon Pathom, Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, Lop Buri, and Ayutthaya gathered at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on Tuesday, March 4, before marching to […]

Bangladesh tenders to buy 50,000 metric tons of rice, traders say.

Reuters. Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, European traders said on Tuesday. The deadline for submission of price offers is March 19. The tender continues heavy rice purchasing in international markets by Bangladesh after its domestic crop was damaged last year. Floods in August and […]