by Barbara Mijares Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Wednesday, Feb. 5, reiterated his call for farmers to aim to produce 6 metric tons of rice per hectare with good seeds. The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist believes that with the help of technology, irrigation and agricultural inputs, the province’s target of 6 metric […]
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s main (Maha) season rice harvest is projected at 2.56 million metric tonnes, based on cultivation up to December 2024, including re-cultivation after crop damage, the Department of Agriculture has said. Farmers are estimated to have cultivated at least 806,453 hectares or 93 percent of the target of 868,427 and estimated gross […]
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, 4 October 2024 – The 2024 NARES-IRRI Joint Advancement Meeting in Zanzibar, Tanzania, reaffirmed a shared commitment to tackling food security challenges in East and Southern Africa (ESA). Hosted by the Zanzibar Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), and the International Rice Research Institute […]
Dr Solomon Gyan Ansah, the Director of Crop Services, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has called for the need to improve local rice production in the West Africa sub-region. He said the knowledge of farmers and experts and stakeholders in the rice value chain ought to be enhanced to add value to local […]
By Elizabeth Osayande In a one-of-its-kind advancement for rice production amid the pressing challenges of climate change, a group of researchers led by a Nigerian scientist, Oyebamiji Yusuf Opeyemi, has unveiled a new line of drought-tolerant rice cultivars. This innovative development, emerging from a study at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, is set to improve resilience and […]
Western food trends, people living alone behind shift By Ko Dong-hwan Consumption of rice as part of a meal in Korea is expected to decline by 15 percent over the next 10 years due to changes in food trends and the country’s decreasing rice production, according to the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI), a state-run […]
Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times. Two days after visiting Takeo and Kampong Thom provinces that faced water shortages during the dry season, Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday stated that the Completed Irrigation System (CIS), a project under the ‘Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Program – Phase 2’ (CAVAC II), guarantees sufficient water supply for farmers, enabling […]
By Daniel Adaji. The price of rice in Nigeria is set to decrease as the Federal Government steps up its efforts to support local farmers, particularly those engaged in rice production. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, the President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Kabir Ibrahim, disclosed that the National Agricultural Growth […]
JAHIDUL ISLAM Rice production in Bangladesh remains at 4.8 tonnes per hectare, 1.2 to 2.2 tonnes below the potential yield of 6-7 tonnes, due to constraints such as cultivation of low-yield paddy varieties, according to the final report of the taskforce on sustainable development formed by the planning ministry. Addressing the ongoing challenges would help […]
The country’s floriculture industry has grown into a high-performing sector, earning its status as a ‘sunrise industry’ with a 100% export orientation, according to the Survey. Written by Sandip Das. The survey has noted that growing flowers in rice-based crop sequences gave higher net returns than other intercropping patterns such as rice-soybean, rice-bell pepper, rice-fodder […]
