The MoIT requested that the People’s Committees of provinces and cities review and promptly compile information and feedback from the business community regarding any difficulties or obstacles arising, in order to report and propose appropriate solutions. HÀ NỘI — With the Philippines hitting pause on imports of Vietnamese rice for 60 days from September 1, […]
Explore how perennial rice, with lower irrigation demands and deeper roots, could revolutionise water use in India’s climate-vulnerable farming systems. Author: Amita Bhaduri India’s water crisis is inseparable from its rice fields. As the nation’s most water-intensive crop, rice consumes nearly a quarter of irrigation withdrawals, pushing groundwater reserves to alarming lows in states like […]
By Javier Blas In a world worried about looming food shortages triggered by the climate crisis, the collapse in rice prices now approaching their lowest in 18 years is evidence that interventions by governments and modern agricultural methods may save the day. The key is productivity: more food from fewer farmers. When we think about […]
Press Release ABIDJAN: Following the successful first leg of the Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 in Accra, Ghana, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) officially launched the second phase in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This landmark two-day event at the Novotel Plateau Hotel brings together 28 of Pakistan’s top rice exporting companies to showcase their […]
RANGPUR, Sept 1, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers have produced 1,84,603 tonnes of clean Aush rice (2,76,905 tonnes in terms of paddy) in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended Kharif-1 season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a target of producing 1,91,460 tonnes of clean Aush rice (2,87,190 tonnes […]
Muhammad Luqman Rice cultivation in Punjab has exceeded the official target for the current season by nearly 20 percent, with over six million acres brought under the crop compared to the five-million-acre target, a senior official told WealthPK. Dr. Usman Saleem, Senior Scientist at the Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, said the final figures […]
The Ibrai Zhakhayev Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Rice Growing is trialling a new moisture-saving rice variety in the Kyzylorda region. The variety, known as “Syr Sulu,” is designed to mature more quickly and use significantly less water compared to traditional strains. Syr Sulu matures within 105-110 days and offers high yields, up to 80-85 […]
Shafaq News – Baghdad On Saturday, Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the area allocated for rice cultivation has dropped to 200 dunams after the country entered a stage of water scarcity. Agriculture Ministry adviser Mahdi al-Qaisi told Shafaq News that the water reserves are at critically low levels, as confirmed by the Ministry of […]
Soybean stockpiles hit 88,000 tons, nearly double last year, as imports fall by up to 40,000 tons. By Kang Woo-ryang, Kim Yun-ju, Kim Mi-geon The South Korean government, which had encouraged farmers to replace rice with soybeans, is now weighing a reversal by reducing the scale of soybean cultivation. Officials say the change comes amid […]
Jiji Press Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that his government will seek to increase the country’s rice production, marking a significant shift from the policy of adjusting rice output through de facto acreage cutbacks. Ishiba told a meeting of relevant ministers on the stable supply of rice that he […]
