rice farmers Archives - Page 22 of 62

07
Jul

Young farmer turns rice fields into business empire

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Agriculture, Business, Innovation, Kirinyaga In Mwea’s Wamumu Ward, Kirinyaga County, a young woman is planting more than crops by sowing a vision for economic independence and youth-led innovation through farming. Felistar Nyakio, a Jomo Kenyatta University graduate in Business Administration, defied expectations by walking away from the hunt for the elusive white-collar jobs and instead […]

07
Jul

In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?

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By Kaori Kaneko Summary JOETSU, Japan, July 4 (Reuters) – For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices of the national staple grain remained relatively high and steady. Now, under an ambitious agricultural policy announced this year, Tokyo is preparing […]

05
Jul

Over 16K Calabarzon farmers get free seeds to improve rice production

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By Kristianne Andrade LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (PIA) — The drive to strengthen Calabarzon’s rice industry is gaining ground, with over 16,000 farmers receiving free certified seeds under the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program. According to the DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) Los Baños, from March 1 to June 22, a […]

04
Jul

Punjab sets 5m-acre rice sowing target

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Zahid Baig LAHORE: The Punjab has set a target of cultivating rice on five million acres of land in the province during the current season. The rice cultivation plan and target was set at a meeting of the provincial rice management committee held here on Thursday with the Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo in […]

04
Jul

Technical Guidance Being Provided To Farmers To Produce Export Quality Rice: Secy

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Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo said on Thursday said that the target for rice cultivation in the province had been set at 05 million acres for this year LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 3rd Jul, 2025) Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo said on Thursday said that the target for […]

03
Jul

Pesticide registration delays threaten Pakistan’s agricultural supply chain

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Large number of registration cases remain pending with regulatory authority. By Ghulam Abbas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector is facing growing uncertainty as significant delays in pesticide registrations and import permissions at the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) Karachi threaten the timely availability of critical crop protection products. The Pakistan Crop Protection Association (PCPA) has raised […]

02
Jul

Kashmir’s rice bowl cracks

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Agriculture experts warn of a looming food crisis and are urging a shift to water-efficient techniques such as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to mitigate losses. Khalid Gul Srinagar, Jun 30: Farmers across Kashmir are watching their paddy fields wither as irrigation canals run dry amid alarmingly low water levels in the Jhelum River […]

02
Jul

Farmers plant rice seedlings at field in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt

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Source: Xinhua / Editor: huaxia Farmers plant rice seedlings at a field in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt, on July 1, 2025. Despite challenges such as water scarcity, rice cultivation remains a vital source of income for many farmers in northern Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) Farmers plant rice seedlings at a field in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt, on July […]

01
Jul

Rice acreage reduction expected in Arkansas

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By Carah Hart Jarrod Hardke with the University of Arkansas tells Brownfield “when it starts raining April 15 and the lucky ones got a day here and there to plant the following eight weeks. That was the train we were on for two solid months.” Hardke says some of the rice acres went to prevent […]

01
Jul

Tensions rice over staple crop shortage

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Japan All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki’s rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in the country is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box. Shortages of the grain caused by a supply chain snarl-up have seen prices almost […]

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