The initial suspension ran from September 1 to October 31 and aimed to counter the sharp decline in rice prices ahead of the wet harvest season. By: Elizabeth Gonzales Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of the rice import ban until the end of the year in a bid to stabilise farmgate […]
Seed World Staff Genetic selection could play a key role in helping farmers and plant breeders cut greenhouse gas emissions from crops — especially rice — according to new research from the University of Warwick and Cranfield University. As agriculture intensifies to meet growing global food demand, it has become one of the largest sources […]
RANGPUR, Oct 31, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers are ready for a bumper harvest of Aman rice this season as harvesting of the major cereal crop will gain momentum in the next couple of weeks in the Rangpur agricultural region. They have already harvested short-duration Aman rice on 32,990 hectares of land and produced 1,07,112 tonnes […]
Marie HEUCLIN AFP Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England. Growing rice “has not been done before in the UK”, said Mitschunas, a field ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). But […]
Global New Light of Myanmar The international rice price has fallen by 40% compared to last year, leading to a decline in export price of rice such as Ae-ma-hta and Ngasein, but respective mills are buying wet paddy at K 1.1 to 1.2 million kyats and dry paddy at 1.3 to 1.4 million kyats, according […]
By A Representative The Coalition for a GM-Free India has accused the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Ministry of Agriculture of committing what it termed a “scientific fraud” in the ongoing genome-edited rice programme. At a press conference today, the Coalition presented what it described as clear evidence that ICAR’s own official […]
Korea JoongAng Daily Farmers are making desperate calls for government support as weeks of unseasonal rain have rotted their crops all across the country. On Wednesday afternoon, in a soybean field in Anhwa-ri, a village in North Chungcheong’s Yeongdong County, a 74-year-old farmer surnamed Lee was using a brush cutter to take down rows of […]
by Bioengineer The growing urgency for sustainable agricultural practices has prompted a renewed interest in the resource-based view (RBV) theory, particularly in regions heavily dependent on agriculture, such as Northern Ghana. A recent study by Saani, A.S., Akeji, A.A.AR., and Yamoah, L.E. presents a pivotal exploration into how applying the RBV theory can significantly enhance […]
By KHOO GEK SAN and TEH ATHIRA YUSOF KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian consumers are now choosing rice based on brand and taste rather than price, as the retail price of imported white rice (Beras Putih Import, BPI) is not much higher than local white rice (Beras Putih Tempatan, BPT), says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. The Agriculture […]
By Leander C. Domingo IN a landmark development that can boost the nation’s food security, the National Food Authority (NFA) broke ground on a cutting-edge, P800-million warehouse facility in Cauayan City, Isabela on Oct. 21, 2025. This state-of-the-art Cauayan City Modern Warehouse project, backed by the Japanese government, promises to revolutionize how the country procures, […]
