Saw Shin May Farmers have reported that pests have harmed rice crops in some townships within Arakan (Rakhine) during this farming season. The townships impacted by pest damage are recognized as the primary rice-producing regions in Arakan State, including Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun, Minbya, and some other townships. As stated by U Htun Win, a farmer […]
As of the end of September 2025, the Philippines had imported 3.5 million tonnes of rice, far exceeding the “reasonable” level of 2.7 million tonnes expected for this period of the year. Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippine government has decided to extend its rice import ban until the end of 2025, two months longer than […]
Reporter: Eka Yudha Saputra TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman said that Indonesia will achieve rice self-sufficiency within three months, ahead of the initial target. Amran stated that President Prabowo Subianto’s initial goal was to achieve food self-sufficiency within four years. Then, after 21 days, the target changed from four years to […]
NIIGATA — Rice grown in dry fields in the first year of trial cultivation has been harvested here recently to the joy of the people involved in the project. The “water-saving dry direct seeding” method, which involves sowing rice seeds directly into dry fields without flooding them, has shown promising results in the central Japan […]
Our Correspondent BADIN/SUJAWAL: Farmers across Badin and Sujawal districts staged protests and road blockades against what they called exploitation by rice millers and traders, accusing them of slashing paddy prices far below production costs. In Badin, hundreds of growers blocked the main Thar Coal-Karachi highway, paralyzing traffic on routes linking Karachi, Hyderabad, and Tharparkar. Leaders […]
Source: Xinhua, Editor: huaxia by Arison Tamfu, Arnaud Mbaigolmem N’DJAMENA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — As the sun rose over Midekin Village in Douguia District of Chad’s Hadjer-Lamis Region, golden rice ears swayed gently in the breeze as farmers geared up for this year’s harvest. It was Saturday, and villagers here celebrated the Harvest Festival, with […]
Mom Kunthea / Khmer Times Synopsis: Besides rice, Cambodia exports many key agricultural products, including fresh and dried cassava, cashew nuts, fresh mangoes, fresh bananas, corn and longans. In the first nine months, Cambodia exported over 11 million tonnes of agricultural products, marking a 30.43 percent increase compared to the same period last year, and […]
By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer With almost 20 typhoons lashing at the Philippines every year, farmers, especially those tilling lands for palay, find themselves stricken even more by poverty – poor yield, low sales, and piling debt. Last month, as Nando (Ragasa) battered northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 215 kph, […]
Tilda, the UK’s best-selling rice brand, has now successfully recruited all of the farmers it works with in northern India to adopt the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method of growing Basmati rice, a major milestone in its sustainability journey. The breakthrough means that every farmer in Tilda’s northern Indian supply chain is now using […]
Delon Porcalla – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — At least one million rice farmers will get P7,000 each next year as earmarked by the Marcos administration in the P6.973-trillion national budget for 2026, Speaker Faustino Dy III said yesterday. “Aid is ensured for our farmers. The P7,000 cash aid will be given to them […]
