SGGP. While rice export prices see another increase, the prices of ST25 rice – the world’s best rice 2023 – are experiencing a sharp decline in supermarkets. The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Environment announced that rice export prices have shown signs of recovery as of February 26, after nearly two months of consistently falling. […]
By SHERIDAN MAHAVERA. SERDANG: Tests on samples from bags marked as imported white rice have found that between 45% and 50% of them have been mixed with local grains, says the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi). This practice confirmed previously-held suspicions that certain bags of imported white rice had actually been diluted with […]
By SHERIDAN MAHAVERA KUALA LUMPUR: The government need not wait for new laws to take action against firms selling imported rice mixed with local grains, says a consumer group. Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) vice-president Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham said action against these companies could be taken under the Trade Descriptions Act, Consumer Protection Act […]
SERDANG, Feb 26 — The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute has revealed that approximately 50 per cent of the 5,000 imported rice samples seized by the authorities were mixed with local white rice. Its Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Research Centre’s senior research officer Mohd Shahril Firdaus Ab Razak said the study was conducted using DNA […]
by Staff Report. LAHORE – The Punjab Seed Council has approved 20 new seed varieties of wheat, cotton, potato and rice. The decision was taken at a meeting held on Tuesday with Minister for Agriculture & Chairman Punjab Seed Council Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani in the chair. Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Usama Khan Leghari and […]
By ZAKIAH KOYA and KHOO GEK SAN. 400,000 households to benefit from 2.4 million 10kg bags for half a year PUTRAJAYA: For the next six months, the government will ensure that even the hardcore poor will be able to afford good-quality local white rice, says padi and rice regulatory director-general Datuk Badrul Hisham Mohd (pic). […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday announced it is slashing further the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice in the coming month. “The maximum suggested retail price for imported rice will be lowered to P49 per kilo starting Saturday, March 1, marking the first time since […]
AFP Bangladesh and Pakistan have started direct government-to-government trade after decades of troubled relations with imports of 50,000 tonnes of rice, Dhaka said on Tuesday. The two countries have witnessed a thaw in ties after the ouster of India-aligned premier Sheikh Hasina. Long-time Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in an August 2024 revolution, […]
This innovation can reduce the risk of heart disease through everyday meals. Kaif Shaikh Chinese researchers have successfully created a strain of rice that predominantly produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), an antioxidant often associated with improved heart health. The breakthrough, achieved through precision gene editing, could pave the way for future innovations in staple crops such […]
NEWSPAPER SECTION: Business WRITER: Phusadee Arunmas The Commerce Ministry will on Wednesday present measures aimed at supporting off-season farmers to the National Rice Policy and Management Committee (NRPMC). On Monday, Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan met with a group of farmers from Ayutthaya who gathered at the ministry to request off-season rice compensation of 10,000 baht […]
