A final call on the future course of action will be taken at the general body meeting to be held here on Monday. Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: Rice millers registered with the state for custom-milling of paddy procured under minimum support price (MSP) have decided to suspend further milling till the government comes out with […]
Developed by the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute (TRRI), Aduthurai, ADT 59, is gaining traction for its high yield, salinity resistance, and bold grains — key traits that appeal to delta farmers Nacchinarkkiniyan M. A newly released short-duration rice variety, ADT 59, is gaining traction among delta farmers for its high yield, salinity resistance, and […]
Story by AYIE LICSI. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared that the P20 per kilo rice program will continue and expand to more public markets in the country. Marcos confirmed this in a vlog posted to his YouTube channel, in which he said that the P20 Rice Project is “here to stay.” “Tuloy-tuloy na po […]
The Ministry of Commerce, in its capacity as the Inter-ministerial Committee for the Preparation and Participation in World and International Trade Expositions, organised the “Cambodia National Day” Programme at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. This event was presided over by Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and High Representative of Hun Manet, Prime Minister […]
Agriculture, Business, Innovation, Kirinyaga In Mwea’s Wamumu Ward, Kirinyaga County, a young woman is planting more than crops by sowing a vision for economic independence and youth-led innovation through farming. Felistar Nyakio, a Jomo Kenyatta University graduate in Business Administration, defied expectations by walking away from the hunt for the elusive white-collar jobs and instead […]
By Kaori Kaneko Summary JOETSU, Japan, July 4 (Reuters) – For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices of the national staple grain remained relatively high and steady. Now, under an ambitious agricultural policy announced this year, Tokyo is preparing […]
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder has expressed optimism that rice prices in the country will soon stabilise, attributing the expected relief to robust national food reserves and a successful Boro paddy harvest. He made the remarks while speaking at a press briefing following a regional consultation meeting at the Jashore Circuit […]
BSS CHATTOGRAM, July 6, 2025 (BSS) – The Food Department has launched the sale of rice in the open market to stabilize the rice market. The OMS program initially launched in 11 wards of the city under a special OMS program will now expand to offer fair-priced rice and flour in 29 more wards from […]
By: Faith Argosino – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — Despite some farmers’ laments on its “unsustainability,” President Marcos assured the public that the P20-per-kilo rice program “is here to stay,” describing it as the opposite—“achievable” and “sustainable.” Following the initiative’s implementation, an INQUIRER.net report revealed concerns surrounding the true cost and reach of the government’s P20-per-kilo […]
By Kristianne Andrade LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (PIA) — The drive to strengthen Calabarzon’s rice industry is gaining ground, with over 16,000 farmers receiving free certified seeds under the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program. According to the DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) Los Baños, from March 1 to June 22, a […]
