By Bernard Susbilla BACOLOD CITY (PIA)—The 60-day rice importation suspension order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has earned the support of Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. In a media interview, Lacson said he believes the President’s move is a way to protect Filipino farmers from low palay (unmilled rice) prices during the current harvest […]
Principal crop paddy sees sowing in 8.11 lakh hectares reaching 55% of seasonal target, maize, ragi, bajra performing well with sowing percentages of 88, 89, and 72 respectively; Chittoor district leads State with 167% of its seasonal normal area sown. G.V.R. Subba Rao Andhra Pradesh has completed sowing in 16.19 lakh hectares during the ongoing […]
As climate change intensifies, rice farmers in Nigeria and Kashmir risk losing their rice fields completely. “I have invested more than INR 30,000 (€296) from the day of tilling till date. Spending [that amount] without any return hurts deeply. It feels like I have invested wrongly,” Ganie told FairPlanet. “We are just hoping for rain […]
7th agriculture and livestock census gives rare insights into rural economy. Shahbaz Rana ISLAMABAD: The latest agriculture census has revealed that Pakistan’s 97% farmers own less than 12.5 acres of land and the size of a farm has also shrunk, which the Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal says is a matter of concern due to […]
By Anthony Mwangi – Former CEO – Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Kenya’s recent gazette notice approving the duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes of rice between August and December has ignited a fierce debate, with policymakers claiming it will stabilise local prices. Yet, this assertion collapses under scrutiny. With annual rice imports nearing 1 million […]
Story by SHERYLIN UNTALAN, GMA Integrated News The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Tuesday criticized what it called the government’s delay in imposing safeguards for local rice farmers, saying many have already been pushed into debt, with some questioning whether it is still worth planting at all. “Well on the one hand, nasisiyahan kami […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Dith Tina, has urged rice farmers and producers to prioritise selecting rice seed varieties that are well-suited to Cambodia’s changing climate and evolving market demands. Tina stressed the vital importance of choosing suitable rice seeds during a recent technical delegation meeting with farmers in Banteay Meanchey province. The […]
By: Kathleen de Villa – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — A peasant group on Tuesday slammed the latest proposed scheme of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to temporarily halt rice importation and revert to higher tariffs, calling it another sham “pro-farmer” policy. According to the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), the DA’s interim proposal to address […]
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture’s recommendation to increase the tariffs on imported rice aims to ”flush out local rice” to the local markets, Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Monday. ”Well basically, marami tayong stocks ng [we have lots of stocks of] local rice and we have to move […]
by Bioengineer In the evolving landscape of renewable energy, the imperative to optimize land use without compromising food production has become a critical challenge worldwide. Nowhere is this tension more pronounced than in Japan, where rugged mountainous terrain restricts the availability of flat arable land. A pioneering study emerging from the University of Tokyo offers […]
