By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 5 (Bicol) targets to expand the contract farming program with more than 3,000 hectares of rice fields to be planted by next year. During Tuesday’s “Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas” forum at the NIA-5 office in Naga City, NIA regional manager Gaudencio John De Vera […]
In a significant move that has sent ripples across India’s organic agriculture sector, the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has suspended the organic certification body of the state of Sikkim. This comes in the wake of a scandal involving the export of regular white rice being falsely labeled as organic. The […]
By: Sakshi Dayal and Ainnie Arif Summary NEW DELHI, Oct 22 (Reuters) – At least 16 farmers have been arrested in India’s northern state of Haryana for illegally burning paddy stubble to clear fields, a practice that stokes air pollution in the region around New Delhi at the onset of winter, authorities said on Tuesday. […]
Amritsar: To protest no minimum support price (MSP Amritsar: To protest no minimum support price (MSP) being given for basmati rice, farm activists of Kirti Kisan Union protested outside the farmhouse of Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal in Jadev Kalan village near Amritsar on Monday. Union leader Satbir Singh Sultani informed that the basmati variety […]
2,000 sign agreements with govt to mill paddy Ruchika Khanna, Tribune News Service Even as farmer unions continued to hold dharnas at 51 places — 25 toll plazas and outside residences of 26 politicians — over tardy paddy procurement, the Punjab Government has started wooing rice millers with sops to bring them on board for […]
Steep hike in penalties for fraud under the National Programme of Organic Products and blacklisting erring firms are the need of the hour. By Subramani Ra Mancombu A controversy over irregularities in the export of organic rice has brought into focus the role of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) as […]
After an increase in July-August, rice prices are rising again. Within a week, prices of various types of rice have increased by Tk 2 to 4 per kg. Some traders say the price is rising due to floods, while others blame a syndicate for manipulating the market. They are advising raids on warehouses. In response, […]
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana The DC emphasised that the Ludhiana district administration was aware of the issues faced by the rice millers and a dialogue to resolve the challenges faced by them was on with senior officials. Deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal on Monday convened a meeting with rice millers in Jagraon, assuring them that all […]
TBS Report In order to increase the supply of rice in the market, the government has cut import duty on rice by 37%. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Finance today (20 October), the existing customs duty on rice has been reduced from 25% to 15% and the existing regulatory duty […]
Bella Cariaso – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Despite being the world’s biggest rice importer, with at least 3.29 million metric tons imported, retail prices of the staple in the country remain high, rice watchdog group Bantay Bigas has bewailed. Bantay Bigas spokesperson Cathy Estavillo cited the administration’s dependence on rice imports from countries […]
