By: Villamor Visaya Jr. – Correspondent / @VillVisayaJrINQ TUGUEGARAO CITY — Gusty winds and heavy rains caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) have caused an estimated P500 million in damage to rice plants across Cagayan Valley, according to Rose Mary Aquino, regional executive director of the Department of Agriculture. Many rice fields […]
Cultivation of government land in Punjab made mandatory Our Correspondent LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has predicted a substantial increase in the production of wheat and rice in the province. Chairing a meeting to have a detailed briefing on issues related to the agriculture sector in Punjab, she said there is a possibility […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The scrapping of India’s minimum export price (MEP) on its non-Basmati white rice bodes well for the Philippines as it would further boost global grain supply and could lead to lower retail prices of the commodity, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. “If India removed […]
Young entrepreneurs having invested in rice milling industries during past years have urged the Centre to review its policy and to allow alternative uses of rice of various grades. Among the major remedies cited to resolve the ensuing agrarian crisis… Our Correspondent Young entrepreneurs having invested in rice milling industries during past years have urged […]
The two are more different than they are alike. By Perry Santanachote In This Article For many cultures, a meal without rice is, frankly, not a meal at all. In Southeast Asia, jasmine rice tastes and—more importantly—smells like home. In South Asia and the Middle East, long, elegant basmati is the indispensable variety that graces […]
By Liza Agoot BAGUIO CITY — Rice and vegetable seeds are now available for farmers affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami), a Department of Agriculture – Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) official said. Among the seeds that are ready for distribution are hybrid rice seeds worth PHP4.5 million and lowland and highland vegetable […]
In the long term, Punjab must diversify its crop base to avoid the problem of surplus which lies at the heart of the current crisis. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba The paddy procurement process in Punjab has been marred by significant delays and mismanagement this year. Despite favourable weather conditions, the pace of harvesting has […]
Fetched Rs 5K last year. Charanjit Singh Teja, Tribune News Service In order to get better price for their basmati produce, the farmers are ferrying their crop from one mandi to another. Last year, the crop that fetched Rs 5,000 per quintal was being purchased by traders at Rs 2,800 per quintal. So far, traders […]
BENGALURU/ MUMBAI/BANGKOK/HANOI/BANGLADESH: Rice export rates dipped across major Asian hubs this week after India abolished export duty on the staple and raised fears of over-supplying the market, pushing rates in the top exporter and in Vietnam to their lowest levels in more than a year. India scrapped the export tax on parboiled rice late on […]
CHONGQING (Oct 25): Autumn is in full swing across China, and with it comes the bustling season of harvest. Wang Disheng, standing at some 170 centimeters tall, steps into a rice paddy only to find himself nearly “drowned” by the towering rice stalks. “These rice plants are essentially twice as tall as the regular ones, […]
