Bloomberg News India’s stash of rice is running at the highest for this time in at least two decades, raising the risk it will run out of room to store it all as another record crop looms. Overflowing reserves—equal to more than one-tenth of the annual global production—are becoming a headache for the world’s second-biggest […]
Fayzah Inshirah Cosna A.Ala, intern DAVAO CITY, Philippines – For farmers in the country, their cycle in life not only revolves around planting and harvesting, but also the harsh cycle of empty plates and hungry stomachs as a result of meager income from their harvests. Such is the plight shared by rice farmers Ignacio Sulit […]
All of these raise questions over the government’s annual commitments to self-sufficiency in paddy and rice production by boosting local farming. Every year, the government sets a target for increased paddy production, yet the fields utilized for paddy production continue to shrink. By REPUBLICA Even as Nepal marked the 22nd National Paddy Day on Sunday, […]
Taipei, June 29 (CNA) At 91, Lo Mao-hsiang (羅茂祥) is still out in his fields in Taitung County every day, faithfully tending the rice he has grown for decades — especially his favorite variety, “Ugly Beauty.” Lo is the oldest member of the Taitung Chishang Farmers’ Association and still heads out to the fields, rain […]
The Rising Nepal By Our Correspondent,Tulsipur, June 29: As farmers have started earning more from hybrid rice on less land, it has become difficult to protect indigenous rice. Farmers in Dang have been planting indigenous rice varieties such as simtharo, anadi and tilki only for household consumption. Although the provincial and local levels have introduced […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will pilot a $200,000 (around P11.33 million) program to help rice farmers learn how to undertake sustainable mechanization business such as hire services and machinery repair to improve their income. FAO has launched the Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization […]
The rice cultivation process starts with planting seeds in a nursery for up to 45 days By: Azza Al Ali Despite the desert climate, Nasser Saeed Al Mazrouei has turned a farming experiment into a small but successful rice production effort, yielding 60kg annually and showing new possibilities for local agriculture. The rice planting began […]
RANGPUR, June 26, 2025 (BSS) – The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 20,10,505 tonnes of clean Aman rice (30,15,757 tonnes in terms of paddy) from 6,20,430 hectares of land for Rangpur agriculture region. “Farmers are preparing their seedbeds for Aman rice to start planting seedlings in their croplands from […]
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government will allow the import of 40,000 tonnes of rice as a substitute for Keeri Samba, a higher grade, amid a shortfall in production, the President’s media office said. Foreign in general is also taxed at about 220 dollars a tonne to give profits to farmers when Indica rice similar to […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – The National Food Authority (NFA) has introduced stricter rules on buying palay (unmilled rice) from local farmers. These are meant to address claims that traders are taking advantage of this procurement process. In a Zoom interview on Thursday, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said on Thursday the […]
