Due to the effects of global supply and demand developments, Vietnam’s rice exports in the first two months showed a declining trend as export prices continuously fell. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch featuring the management to ensure a rice supply-demand balance in light of developments in the global and domestic markets. […]
Purchases to end this month in 5 states; more buys many not be desirable: Experts. By BL New Delhi Bureau. Rice procurement across the country has reached 45.84 million tonnes (mt) as of February 28, after the 2024-25 marketing season began on October 1. This is 5 per cent higher from 43.84 mt a year […]
Sunita Choudhary, a natural farmer from Gujarat’s Tapi district, cultivates 15 rice varieties, including black rice and Sonamati. Earning a 650% return on black rice, she trains 3,000+ farmers, empowers tribal women, and promotes sustainable farming through workshops and community initiatives. KJ Staff. Sunita Choudhary, a resident of Kanjod village in Gujarat’s Tapi district, began […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) stated that Indonesia’s rice production is projected to reach 13.95 million tons from January to April 2025, the highest in the last seven years. Rice production stood at 13.63 million tons in 2019, 11.52 million tons in 2020, 13.58 million tons in 2021, 13.71 million tons in 2022, 12.98 […]
Among the key reasons cited were structural issues concerning padi purchase prices, rising rice production costs, and the existing price ceiling for BPT rice. PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) to expedite efforts aimed at resolving the ongoing shortage of local white rice (BPT) in […]
Bernama Mohamad Sabu calls for collaboration on agriculture among Asean nations to address potential food shortages. PHNOM PENH: Climate change poses a growing threat to Malaysia’s food security, with erratic weather patterns and rising temperatures disrupting global agriculture. As domestic food production faces increasing risks, agriculture and food security minister Mohamad Sabu cautioned that Malaysia […]
By: Faith Argosino – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives quinta committee has vowed to intensify its efforts to lower rice prices, as it urged the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Enforcement Group to “develop and enforce a framework to dismantle cartels and prevent price-fixing.” To do so, Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga — who heads […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has ensured that the national rice stocks are safe to meet people’s needs until the end of this year’s Ramadan so that supply stability can be maintained during the period. Operational and Public Services Director of Bulog Mokhamad Suyamto, in his statement here on Sunday, explained that […]
By Khaosod English BANGKOK — Together with Thai partner networks, the BMZ Green Climate Fund is driving forward the reform of rice cultivation. A total of 118 million euros (approximately $127 million USD or 4.181 billion baht) is being invested as part of the “Thai Rice: Strengthening Climate-Smart Rice Farming Project.” The aim is to […]
Nyein Nyein. Indonesia is the largest importer of Myanmar’s rice, with over 600,000 tonnes in the past ten months of the current financial year 2024-2025 beginning 1 April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF).China is the second largest importer of Myanmar rice with 429,000 tonnes, followed by 300,000 tonnes to Belgium, over 131,000 tonnes […]
