Shania Shayal Prasad, Multimedia Journalist With 75 percent of rice producers located in the Northern Division, rice production currently totals just 8,000 tonnes, translating to a self-sufficiency rate of only 20 percent. This highlights the urgent need to strengthen the sector and reduce the country’s reliance on rice imports, which amount to approximately $51 million […]
Farmers like Amrik Singh from Amritsar are bearing the brunt of these developments. Singh, who sold his Basmati 1509 produce at Rs 2,600 per quintal today, is deeply disappointed. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba Farmers in Punjab are growing increasingly frustrated as the price of Basmati 1509 remains stubbornly low, despite the removal of the […]
By Hannah Kirshner A recent shortage of rice on supermarket shelves in Japan has been pinned on the large number of tourists visiting the country as well as hot weather exacerbated by climate change. But farmers and agricultural analysts say there’s something else at play — a decades-old government program that pays farmers not to […]
Farmers like Amrik Singh from Amritsar are bearing the brunt of these developments. Singh, who sold his Basmati 1509 produce at Rs 2,600 per quintal today, is deeply disappointed. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba Farmers in Punjab are growing increasingly frustrated as the price of Basmati 1509 remains stubbornly low, despite the removal of the […]
Torn Vibol / Khmer Times Pursat Provincial Governor Khoy Rida has urged farmers to refrain from planting dry season rice more than twice, citing potential irrigation water shortages, particularly in areas distant from water sources. He emphasised the need for farmers to prepare to store water for daily use in these affected regions during the […]
Faith Maji At least 200 local farmers from Dutsinma and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State have been trained on modern rice farming techniques, as part of measures to increase food security. The training was facilitated by a South Korean foundation, SAEMAUL, at the Katsina State Old Government House Banquet Hall, on Monday. The […]
Though puzzled by jargon like carbon emissions and credits, many rice farmers have been part of a clean agriculture project for over a decade, attracted by its high profits. Vo Minh Chieu was skeptical when first approached to trial a new type of rice which promised low levels of carbon emissions. He did not expect […]
By Collins Agwam For successfully cultivating rice on a 30-hectare land in line with the Federal Government’s agenda to ensure food security across the country, a Nasarawa State farmer has received commendation and recognition for the feat. Arewa PUNCH reports that aside from the FG, the International Fund for Agricultural Development also commended the beneficiary […]
RANGPUR, Oct 7, 2024 (BSS) – Despite a drought-like situation during theseedling transplantation stage, farmers are now expecting a bumper productionof Aman rice in Rangpur agriculture region this season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers havealready started harvesting short-duration varieties of Aman rice while tenderplants of the crop are growing superbly […]
Hanoi (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang plans to expand the rice cultivation model in the 2024 Summer-Autumn crop targeting one million hectares of high-quality and low-emission rice by 2030. The green growth rice is to be piloted in Long Phu, to other local districts, towns, and cities. After the first crop, […]
