A worker arranges sacks of rice at a local rice store in Quezon City on October 4, 2023. MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ groups will troop to the Supreme Court (SC) today to seek a halt to the implementation of Executive Order 62 on the 15 percent reduced tariff on imported rice, expected to take effect […]
Exporters said higher MEP could adversely impact the domestic procurement of basmati rice paddy for the next season and hit farmers’ income. Written by Sandip Das In FY24, India exported a record 5.24 million tonne (MT) of aromatic rice valued at $5.83 billion. (Reuters) The government is likely to consider reducing the minimum exports duty […]
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Farmers work in the paddy fields in Liton. By Daniel Dickinson in the Philippines Trust built on decades of respect for religion has fertilized the seeds of success for two communities, one Muslim the other Christian, which have joined together to build a successful rice growing cooperative in the Philippines. The cooperative […]
(Togo First) – Togo has adopted the “Smart Valleys” system to boost its rice sector. This is a sustainable system for managing rice-growing lowlands. It was recently introduced to 120 farmers in Blitta, with the support of the West African Food System Resilience Program (FSRP). The “Smart Valleys” system helps retain rainwater in fields, thus […]
In this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019, workers unload sacks of rice from the Vietnam cargo ship in the port of Tabaco, Albay. The National Food Authority (NFA) imports 10,800 metric tons of rice from Vietnam due to shortage of supply. MANILA, Philippines — A large coalition of farm groups, Samahang Industriya ng […]
The giant rice stalks sprouting up in Qingyuan City in south China’s Guangdong Province makes one wonder if they have a secret supply of magic beans. Check out the bumper harvest yielded from 40 hectares of these impressive two-meter-tall rice plants and find out what future could possibly hold! Produced by Xinhua Global Service
NEW DELHI (Web Desk) – June saw scant rains in India meaning that the farmers were unable to sow crops on time but the abundant rains during July in the regions that can be described as rice belts meant that the growers were encouraged to plant rice on more area as they saw an opportunity […]
Some farmers and agriculture experts say scorching temperatures and drought are causing a strain on rice production. Some farmers in Vermilion Parish are feeling the heat and the pinch from hot temperatures. Christian Richard, Owner of Richard Farms said it hasn’t rained in nearly three months and Mother Nature is costing him a pretty penny. […]
Varsha Sharma has been through some turbulent years on her small farm in the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, in northern India. For more than a century her family have been rice farmers, but erratic rainfall and water being diverted for industry have made cultivating rice more difficult. Seven years ago she switched to a […]
This aerial photo taken on Aug 5, 2023 shows flooded areas in Yanshou county of Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] Famous quality product from Wuchang hard-hit by damage from recent deluge As floodwaters subside in Northeast China, farmers in the country’s “rice kingdom” are worried profits from this year’s harvest are disappearing with them. […]
