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NFA rice ready for relief efforts

‘We are in the holiday season now, but our office is always open to address the needs of our fellow citizens.’ Jing Villamente National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Larry Lacson assured the public that the agency is prepared to release NFA rice to relief-giving institutions during emergencies and calamities, including during the holiday season. Lacson […]

IRRI facilitates training of trainers (ToT) for rice carbon markets study in Southeast Asia

Banking on collaborations to better understand farmers’ readiness to participate in carbon markets, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently conducted a series of capacity-building activities in Thailand and Vietnam, including Training of Trainers (ToT) and enumerator workshops, as part of its ongoing projects to accelerate methane reductions in rice farming Rice farming, a vital […]

Paddy areas shrink in Nepal’s Karnali as disease, low irrigation take a toll

Most farmers engaged in growing paddy are now lured into cash crops such as apples and vegetables. Tripti Shahi, The Kathmandu Post BIRENDRANAGAR – Farmer Ratan Rawat of Chandannath Municipality, Jumla, diversified his farming from traditional paddy cultivation to cash crops like apples and vegetables. He initially used to cultivate paddy only. Rawat is now […]

Indonesia to boost rice purchases from their farmers to ensure food security, support growers

JAKARTA (Xinhua): The Indonesian government plans to purchase more rice from farmers in 2025 to enhance their welfare and ensure food security, a minister has announced. Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said that the volume of rice purchases would increase from 2 million tons this year to 2.5 million tons next year. The […]

As Punjab goes organic, market hiccups, low yield deter farmers from going all in

Punjab consumes 9 per cent of the whole fertilisers used in the country despite accounting for 1.53% area of the country. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba. After observing several people in rural areas suffering from deadly diseases a couple of years ago, Talwinder Singh, in his 30s from Nauli village in Jalandhar, began growing organic […]

Cheaper rice prices ‘unlikely’ as high-cost agri inputs remain a struggle for farmers

By FRANCK DICK ROSETE CAGAYAN DE ORO – Filipinos still vividly remember the promise made by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., during his election campaign in 2022: to lower the prices of rice to P20 per kilo. However, after nearly three years, a rice farmer still sees it as something that is “unlikely to happen.” This […]

Thai 2024 rice exports to hit 6-year high, say industry officials

Shipments rose due to low yields among neighbors, India trade restrictions. APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer BANGKOK — Thailand’s rice exports are likely to hit a six-year high of about 10 million tonnes this year, backed by surging demand from Indonesia, the Philippines and other importers, according to industry officials. The Southeast Asian country is […]

The plight of small farmers

Aslam Memon | Dr Muhammad Ismail Kumbhar Several studies show that irrigation system disparity and unreliability pose serious risks to agricultural output and harm farmers’ livelihoods. Since Sindh’s water supply mostly depends on the Indus River, the region’s economic stability and food security depend on the fair distribution of irrigation water. Water distribution disparities, however, […]

Plan to end agri-sector intervention sought

Food ministry is required to come up with plan to shift to market-determined prices of commodities. Shahbaz Rana ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has again asked Pakistan to submit a plan for orderly transition from the agricultural support price mechanism to market-determined rates of commodities aimed at preventing farmers from losses and supply chain […]