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Punjab agri dept signs four MoUs with Chinese firms

The Newspaper’s Staff Reporter LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department has signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese technology and agricultural machinery manufacturing companies for improving farming in the province. The MoUs were signed during the recent visit of the department’s officials led by Minister Syed Ashiq Kirmani. Under one agreement with the Piesat Technology […]

Indonesia to revoke rice sellers’ licenses if prices exceed HET

“All types of rice have their respective HET levels and regulations that must be followed,” Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government will revoke the business licenses of rice distributors, traders, and retailers who fail to comply with the Highest Retail Price (HET) regulation as part of efforts to control food prices. “We have agreed to urge […]

Rice farmers appeal for govt support to boost local production

The Osudotu Agriculture Co-operative Society, a group made up primarily of rice farmers in Asutuare, has appealed to the government for urgent intervention to help boost rice production and sustain livelihoods in the area. The farmers say they face numerous challenges that continue to limit their productivity and competitiveness, including inadequate access to funding, the […]

Vietnam emerges as global food security pillar

With over 8 billion people worldwide, Vietnam’s biotech-powered agriculture is helping secure global food supplies. At the forum “Gene editing in agriculture – Strategic technology tied to a legal framework” held on October 18, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien emphasized that biotechnology, especially gene technology, is driving a powerful wave of […]

Rice imports to Ukraine increased in tonnage and decreased in monetary terms over 9 months

Source: Agravery.com In January-September 2025, Ukraine imported 77,806 tons of rice worth 49,331 thousand US dollars, according to the State Customs Service. For comparison, in the same period in 2024, 64,985 tons of rice worth 49,345 thousand US dollars were imported. Thus, in 2025, there was a significant increase in the volume of rice imports […]

Average price of rice in Japan falls for fourth straight week

The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministry has said. The average was down for the fourth straight week, but it remained above ¥4,000 for the sixth week in a row. Ahead […]

Rice exporters demand representation in NAFSA Board

LAHORE – Rice Exporters Associa­tion of Pakistan (REAP) Chairman Malik Faisal Ja­hangir Saturday demand­ed representation in the National Agri-Trade Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) Board. In a media state­ment here, Jahangir said that the establishment of NAFSA has recently been approved through an Act on the directions of the Prime Minister, which aims to ensure that […]

The Paddy Price Trap: Why Sindh’s Farmers Lose In A Market Without Rules

While Pakistan earns $3.2 billion from rice exports, the farmers who grow it receive barely half the price they did a few seasons ago, leading to widespread anger. Iftikhar Talpur October marks the start of Sindh’s paddy-harvesting season, from the lush lowlands of lower Sindh to the upper reaches of the province. Yet what should […]

Microbial link between arsenic in soil, lower rice yield uncovered 

New research reveals that rice paddy microbes, and not soil arsenic levels alone, dictate arsenic toxicity and crop losses; managing microbial balance may thus be key to protecting the yield and its safety Ashmita Gupta Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently has warned that the type of microbes in rice […]