A breakthrough study by Chinese researchers has unveiled nearly complete genomes of 13 key wild rice species, marking a significant advance in rice genetics. This is reported by China Daily, a partner of TV BRICS. The research team integrated these findings with four previously published genomes to construct a groundbreaking ultra pan-genome map of rice. […]
Squatting to survey his fields, Reung Siroth digs his hands into the moist soil and inspects the black earth at his feet. He has spent the morning ploughing and harrowing, aprocess of aeration that grinds the field into finely churned particles, which improves soil health after the rice harvest. Around him, fields are covered in […]
Global New Light of Myanmar Myanmar’s rice and broken rice exports totalled over 1.7 million tonnes in the past eight months of the current financial year 2024-2025 beginning 1 April, with an estimated value of $804 million, statistics of the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) showed.The export volumes are 111,862 tonnes worth $55 million in April, […]
By Janine Alexis Miguel RICE imports have surpassed last year’s level, data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed, reaching a new record high of 4.25 million metric tons (MT) just before the end of November. The latest report from the DA’s Bureau of Plant Industry said that rice shipments as of Nov. 28 had […]
NEWSPAPER SECTION: Business WRITER: Phusadee Arunmas The Commerce Ministry set a rice export target of 7.5 million metric tonnes for 2025, declining from an estimated 10 million metric tonnes this year. Arada Fuangtong, director-general of the Department of Foreign Trade, said for the first 11 months this year, rice exports rose by 14% year-on-year to […]
National Agricultural Research System has developed 524 new varieties and hybrids of field crops and 167 of horticultural crops, says Agriculture Minister. By BL Mangaluru Bureau The Centre has entrusted IIT-Kharagpur to conduct a study into claims of a lower turn-out ratio of rice from certain new hybrid varieties of paddy grown in Punjab, the […]
Vadrevu Srinivas Kakinada: Customs commissioner S. Narasimha Reddy made it clear that their department has no role in verifying from where rice meant for export has been procured from. He maintained that customs enter the picture only after a commodity (including rice) enters in the customs notified area within the Anchorage Port (JJ Ghatty) in […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to rollout the KADIWA ng Pangulo’s Rice-for-All program to select public markets in the National Capital Region to provide affordable rice options for consumers and help curb high retail prices. “The DA, in partnership with the Food Terminal Inc., will deploy KADIWA ng Pangulo kiosks in major public […]
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to allow the import of rice without permits, in order to address the current shortage of rice. Addressing the media today, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said that rice imports without permits will be allowed until 20 December 2024. He further said that the decision has been […]
Agriculture minister says the 1,000-baht-per-rai subsidy should be delivered to eligible farmers within this year. The Cabinet on Tuesday earmarked 38.58 billion baht to cover subsidies for 4.68 million rice-farming households nationwide this year, Agriculture Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat said. She said the funds would be spent on providing a 1,000 baht per rai subsidy, capped […]
