By: By the Inquirer Staff MANILA, Philippines — “P20 per kilo [of] rice. That was the promise—and today, we begin to make it real, starting in the Visayas.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. posted this message on his Facebook and Instagram accounts on Wednesday, recalling a promise he made in his 2022 campaign to bring down […]
BSS DHAKA, April 23, 2025 (BSS) – The Entomology Division of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has achieved significant success in paddy production without using pesticides. To manage insect-pests in an environmentally friendly way, a field trial was recently implemented by non-governmental organizations Solidarity and Jagrani Chakra Foundation with technical assistance from BRRI. Talking […]
By Anozie Egole The Nigeria Customs Service has said that with 159 cases involving 135,474 bags valued at N939m, rice remained the most prevalent commodity seized by the service in the first quarter of 2025. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, stated this in Abuja while briefing journalists on the service’s activities in the first […]
TOKYO: The Japanese government may propose increasing duty-free imports of US rice in negotiations over US tariffs, according to government sources. The United States has said that it would be difficult for it to revise tariffs on imports of automobiles, which is Japan’s top priority. Tokyo hopes to break the deadlock by making a bold […]
The average price of rice in supermarkets across Japan reached ¥4,217 (about $30) per five kilogrammes in the week up to April 13, official data showed. News Agency of Nigeria. On Wednesday, Japan’s ministry of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries began the third auction of government-held rice to stabilise surging prices. The average price of rice […]
sameer Srinagar, April 22: The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) Tuesday organised a successful Training-cum-Distribution Programme under the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)-Rice initiative on April 22, at the Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC) in Khudwani. The event saw enthusiastic participation from a large group of tribal farmers from Pulwama […]
EQS Group HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 April 2025 – DFI Retail Group (DFI or the Group), a leading Asian retailer with diverse business formats, has launched a low-carbon rice cultivation pilot programme in 2024 in Thailand. This initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the rice industry. By […]
Traders say quality-first approach helped exports; aim for annual exports to surpass 773,000 tonnes. SHAHRAM HAQ LAHORE: Despite global market turbulence and intense competition, Pakistan’s rice sector has emerged as an unlikely success story, defying predictions of a downturn after India lifted its rice export ban in September 2024. Rice exporters and commodities analysts said […]
Source: Xinhua / Editor: huaxia JAKARTA, April 23 (Xinhua) — Indonesia’s National Food Agency (Bapanas) said Tuesday that the country might consider exporting rice once domestic needs are fulfilled. Bapanas Head Arief Prasetyo Adi said that Indonesia could export rice as long as domestic food reserves are sufficient and production is abundant. “If our food […]
Reuters NAKHON PATHOM: Thai farmer Daeng Donsingha was already worried for her family of nine when rice prices in the world’s second-largest exporter of the staple crashed this year after India resumed exports. Now, she’s also fretting over the tariffs unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which could slash demand for Thai rice in its […]
