By PR Newswire Global Conference in Bangkok Invites Participants to Shape the Future of Sustainable Rice SINGAPORE, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The 3rd Global Sustainable Rice Conference & Exhibition 2024, will be held in Bangkok on 26-27 November 2024, under the theme ‘Sustainable Rice: Food, Climate, and People’. Organized by the Sustainable Rice Platform […]
The official said export curbs on rice, wheat, and sugar impact agri exports to the tune of about $6-7 billion. Press Trust of India New Delhi The country’s agri exports are expected to cross $50 billion in 2024-25 on account of healthy demand and lifting on curbs on non-basmati rice, an official said on Tuesday. […]
Vidushi Karnani Sustainable rice farming: India’s agricultural sector, with rice farming at its core, is both a powerful economic driver and a pillar of rural livelihood. Yet, traditional rice farming methods have exacted a high environmental toll, as the intensive water usage and greenhouse gas emissions associated with these practices raise pressing sustainability concerns. With […]
Major markets are Indonesia, Iraq The Commerce Ministry expects rice exports will increase to 9 million tonnes this year, generating revenue of US$6.4 billion, or 230 billion baht. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said Thailand already exported 7.45 million tonnes of rice worth 172 billion baht in the first nine months of this year, an increase […]
By John Rey Saavedra CEBU CITY – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) will distribute drought-tolerant and submergence-tolerant rice varieties to Visayas farmers to boost rice production in the central Philippine region, an official said on Tuesday. Cielo Luz Mondejar, PhilRice-Negros research and development coordinator, said the farmers will also be exposed to new technologies […]
By Marita Moaje MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday announced a price cut for rice sold under the Rice-for-All program to PHP42 per kilo from PHP43. In a press release, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., attributed the price cut to the recent tariff cut on imported rice and a decrease in […]
By Mary Judaline Partlow. DUMAGUETE CITY – Following the launch of the Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka (BBM) rice program in Negros Oriental this week, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) are planning similar events throughout the region in the coming months. Alejandro Rafal, the newly appointed assistant regional director for operations […]
Mauritania received, on Tuesday November 13, a significant donation of 6,720 tons of rice from South Korea to support the World Food Programme (WFP) in its efforts to combat food insecurity in the country. This donation is part of an ongoing partnership aimed at addressing the growing challenges of food scarcity and malnutrition in Mauritania, […]
By Sarwell Meniano TACLOBAN CITY – Giant food firm TAO Corp. is introducing 100 percent hybrid rice production in two towns in Northern Samar after having verified the suitability of soil in the province for the cultivation of high-yielding varieties. Jhon Allen Berbon, Northern Samar’s provincial economic development and investment promotions office head, said the […]
By Hoai Anh A group of foreign tourists said they were excited to try harvesting rice in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang with local residents regardless of language barriers. Sil, a Romanian tourist, recently posted a video on his Facebook page, sharing his experience during the trip to Ha Giang from Oct. 25 […]
