By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for a modest increase in tariffs on imported rice to at least 25 percent from the current 15 percent, which will support local farmers. This is part of the Marcos administration’s target measure to gradually revert to the original 35 percent tariff on […]
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Demand for rice in Japan in the year through June was 7.11 million tons, 380,000 tons more than initial government projections made last year, the farm ministry said Wednesday. With 6.79 million tons of rice produced in 2024, it marks the third consecutive year that demand has exceeded supply, according to the […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The government’s P20-per-kilo rice initiative, initially for vulnerable sectors, will be opened to farmers registered under the Department of Agriculture’s Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) starting mid-next month. In a news release on Wednesday, the DA said, beginning August 13, RSBA-registered farmers will be allowed to […]
The Newspaper’s Staff Reporter LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has warned of imminent collapse of farming sector due to years of neglect and mismanagement and criticised the agricultural policies of the current government During a press conference at the Multan Press Club on Sunday, PKI President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar painted a bleak picture of […]
By Vincent Obadha Hard working Kenyan rice farmers early this year voiced complaints that the government was facilitating too much rice importation at the cost of their local produce which could not find market due to unfair competition from the imported rice. The farmers alleged that some unscrupulous traders were branding the imported rice to […]
Agricultural sector faces collapse as government policies fail to support farmers; agro-exports drop by over $1 billion for January-June 2025 period. By Monitoring Desk Official data for January-June 2025 shows that Pakistani farmers suffered over Rs1.26 trillion in losses, with rice and maize accounting for nearly Rs1 trillion of the damages. In the same period, […]
This inflationary trend comes despite a bumper Boro crop, the largest in Bangladesh‘s history. BANGLADESH – Rice prices in Bangladesh have increased by up to 16% year-on-year, despite the country recording a bumper harvest this season and large import volumes during the recently ended 2024–25 fiscal year. This sudden surge in prices has sparked major […]
By Perla Lena ILOILO CITY – Iloilo’s provincial government will implement the System Enhancement for Rice to Booster, Increase and Sustain Gains Onwards (SERBISYO) starting in the second cropping this year to sustain the government’s PHP20-per-kg. rice program. SERBISYO is a component of the “SiPag at TiyaGa for MoRProGRes sa Bagong Pilipinas,” a convergence program […]
BADIN: The crisis of canal water shortage, despite availability of water in Kotri Barrage, has intensified in Badin. Farmers are protesting against this shortage, which is affecting the cultivation of crops, particularly paddy. The crops are withering away due to the lack of water. The protesters, at the sit-in, announced that they will continue their […]
ANM Mohibub Uz Zaman, Journalist Rice prices in Bangladesh have shot up over the past year – rising by as much as 16% – despite a record-breaking harvest this season and large volumes of imports in the just-concluded 2024-25 fiscal year. This sharp increase is making life even harder for limited- and low-income families who […]
