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10
Sep

Drought in Baghlan: Farmers Shift from Rice to Sorghum

ricenews / 5 months
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5 min read

Author: Avizha Khorshid Some farmers in Baghlan province are complaining about low rainfall and the continuation of drought. They say this situation has severely reduced their crop yields and caused them heavy losses. At the same time, experts warn that the persistence of this phenomenon is posing serious challenges to Afghanistan’s agriculture-dependent economy, with consequences […]

10
Sep

DA urges Congress to restore NFA’s rice, corn buying power

ricenews / 5 months
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2 min read

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged Congress to support its proposal to restore and expand the National Food Authority’s (NFA) powers to directly buy corn and rice from local farmers and cooperatives. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said this initiative is embedded in the proposed RICE Act bill filed by House Speaker […]

01
Sep

Rangpur farmers produce 1,84,603 tonnes of clean Aush rice

ricenews / 5 months
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3 min read

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 […]

25
Jul

Vietnam revises rice export laws to boost transparency and farmer income

ricenews / 6 months
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4 min read

The government is revising Decree 107 to streamline regulations in rice trading, aiming to stabilize prices and improve livelihoods for millions of farmers. The revision of Decree 107/2018/ND-CP on rice trading and exports has been widely anticipated by industry stakeholders, who hope the changes will foster a more transparent and healthy business environment. The ultimate […]

27
Jun

Indonesia uncovers 6 billion USD rice trade fraud

ricenews / 7 months
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2 min read

Minister Sulaiman issued a 14-day deadline for businesses to rectify practices, while cautioned that failure to comply would prompt strict enforcement measures. Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Agriculture Ministry has revealed the results of a recent investigation into fraudulent activities in the rice trade, estimating consumer losses at approximately 99.35 trillion IDR (around 6 billion USD) due […]

26
May

Farmers lament as local rice capacity dips from 8m to 5.3m metric tonnes

ricenews / 8 months
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2 min read

By : Collins Olayinka, Abuja The domestic capacity of rice production has plummeted to 5.3 million from a historic eight million metric tonnes, the Competitive African Rice Forum – Nigeria Chapter (CARF-FSD Nigeria) has revealed. Chairman of the group’s Board of Trustees, Peter Dama, disclosed that local rice farmers had developed their capacity, and were […]

25
May

Rice farmers cry out as imports crash local industry

ricenews / 8 months
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3 min read

By Princess Etuk Rice farmers have raised the alarm over the collapse of Nigeria’s rice industry, attributing the shutdown of local mills and mass job losses to cheap imports, insecurity, and lack of government support. Peter Dama, Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum Nigeria, lamented the closure of processing facilities and its devastating impact […]

18
May

Abundance Of Rice Stock, Exports Still Need Commodity Balance Approval

ricenews / 8 months
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2 min read

Minister of Trade Budi Santoso stated that the rice export plan must first be discussed in the commodity balance to ensure domestic food availability is maintained. “If the export is because maybe the consideration is a surplus, that’s enough. But later it must be discussed first in the commodity balance,” Budi said, quoted from ANTARA, […]

15
May

How Women Farmers in the Sundarban Are Reviving Indigenous Rice Varieties.

ricenews / 9 months
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20 min read

Chandrima S. Bhattacharya In a region hit hard by climate change, where salinity of agricultural land has become a major concern, indigenous rice varieties could bring some respite – provided farmers have the right support. Sundarban (West Bengal): When Barnali Dhara, 50, stepped into her husband’s chemical fertiliser shop in Nischintapur, a locality in the […]

26
Apr

The rot in agriculture

ricenews / 9 months
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4 min read

EDITORIAL: The prime minister’s visible frustration over the out-of-date state of Pakistan’s agriculture sector is entirely justified — and long overdue. For far too long, policymakers have treated the country’s most vital economic backbone with an indifference that borders on criminal neglect. It is no exaggeration to say that Pakistan still farms like it did […]

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