Apart from selling to states, the government will also resume its open-market sales scheme for private traders and offer rice at a discounted rate. Centre to resume rice sale to states, pvt traders The Centre will resume sale of federally-held rice to states, which had been discontinued in June last year, at the time sparking […]
Recent floods in China are threatening the country’s harvest of early-season rice, a dietary staple and a major component of Beijing’s campaign to ensure food security. Photo: Weibo China is set to see a drop in its early-season rice harvest after recent bouts of extreme rainfall in major production areas, putting pressure on annual output […]
by Carmina de la Luz, SciDev.Net The challenge of producing rice that reduces methane emissions and uses water efficiently is now a reality in Colombia. In the photo, a technician takes a sample of gases in the alternating irrigation experiments in Tolima. Credit: Cortesía de Fedearroz New approaches to managing rice systems in Latin America […]
