by Carla P. Gomez The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) is seeking ways to increase the buying price of palay (unmilled rice) to provide needed support to local rice farmers. Jose Albert Barrogo, DA-NIR regional director, said some traders are purchasing palay for a meager P12 to P15 per kilo, […]
THE Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to require private importers to share the responsibility of maintaining the country’s rice reserves could send retail prices higher, a farmers’ group warned. Federation of Free Farmers National Manager Raul Q. Montemayor said importers will likely charge consumers for the expense of maintaining extra inventory. “If importers shoulder the […]
NEWSPAPER SECTION: News, WRITER: Wichit Chantanusornsiri Millions of rice farmers nationwide are set to receive government funding this week as part of the 1,000-baht-per-rai agricultural support programme. Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said on Tuesday the project received cabinet approval two weeks ago with the aim of supporting both off-season and in-season rice growers with […]
By Javier Blas In a world worried about looming food shortages triggered by the climate crisis, the collapse in rice prices now approaching their lowest in 18 years is evidence that interventions by governments and modern agricultural methods may save the day. The key is productivity: more food from fewer farmers. When we think about […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have entered into a five-year partnership to make rice farming more climate-smart. The team-up involves operating an eddy covariance flux tower to support rice research and environmental monitoring. “The five-year partnership includes joint research, training, and […]
Press Release ABIDJAN: Following the successful first leg of the Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 in Accra, Ghana, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) officially launched the second phase in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This landmark two-day event at the Novotel Plateau Hotel brings together 28 of Pakistan’s top rice exporting companies to showcase their […]
Source: Зерно Он-Лайн Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the suspension of imports of milled and polished rice for 60 days, Inquirer.net reported. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 93 issued on August 30 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on August 29, rice imports will be suspended from September 1 to October 30, […]
Sreekanth Ravindran / Khmer Times Synopsis: According to experts, rice production costs are high in the Kingdom due to climate change impacts, which causes droughts and floods and lead to unpredictable yields. Allaying fears of farmers in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) said on Friday that it will find ways […]
RANGPUR, Sept 1, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers have produced 1,84,603 tonnes of clean Aush rice (2,76,905 tonnes in terms of paddy) in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended Kharif-1 season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a target of producing 1,91,460 tonnes of clean Aush rice (2,87,190 tonnes […]
Muhammad Luqman Rice cultivation in Punjab has exceeded the official target for the current season by nearly 20 percent, with over six million acres brought under the crop compared to the five-million-acre target, a senior official told WealthPK. Dr. Usman Saleem, Senior Scientist at the Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, said the final figures […]
