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Engro Fertilizers, Bank Alfalah to launch Rs250m financing for farmers

Recorder Report KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers and Bank Alfalah Limited has announced a strategic partnership to launch Rs 250 million financing for farmers across Pakistan aimed at empowering farmers across the country through enhanced lending facilities. This collaboration will extend financing of up to Rs 1 million to farmers registered through Engro Markaz outlets and UgAi […]

Beneo launches sustainable rice farming initiative in Vietnam

Siân Yates ,Star Business Report Beneo has announced a three-year collaborative project aimed at promoting sustainable rice farming practices in Vietnam. This initiative, funded by the Government of Flanders, partners Beneo with international NGO Rikolto and climate technology firm CarbonFarm. Vietnam, a leading global rice exporter, faces significant challenges in sustainable agriculture, particularly in terms […]

Unfavorable monsoon raises concerns over reduced paddy production

Khabarhub KATHMANDU: Paddy planting has been severely affected in Madhes Province and other key grain-producing regions of Nepal due to this year’s unfavorable monsoon. On the recommendation of the Madhes Province government, the Federal Government has declared the province a disaster-prone area for three months. Stakeholders have expressed growing concerns over a potential decline in […]

Vietnam revises rice export laws to boost transparency and farmer income

The government is revising Decree 107 to streamline regulations in rice trading, aiming to stabilize prices and improve livelihoods for millions of farmers. The revision of Decree 107/2018/ND-CP on rice trading and exports has been widely anticipated by industry stakeholders, who hope the changes will foster a more transparent and healthy business environment. The ultimate […]

P20/kilo rice, farm to market roads remain work in progress

By JAMIL SANTOS, VINCE ANGELO FERRERAS, GMA Integrated News In his 2024 State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. highlighted the hardships confronting the Filipinos due to the rising prices of food. “The hard lesson of this last year has made it very clear that whatever current data proudly bannering our country as […]

Assam is parched this monsoon – and its paddy farmers are getting desperate

The kharif paddy, transplanted in the monsoon and harvested in the winter, accounts for nearly 81% of Assam’s annual rice cultivation. Written by Sukrita Baruah. With rain just starting to pick up in various parts of Assam, which has witnessed a significant shortfall of rain this monsoon and a drought-like situation across nearly half the […]

Rice production in Spain at risk of extinction due to herbicide ban

Source: GlavArgronom Spain’s agri-food cooperatives are sounding the alarm, asking the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to take urgent action to save the rice crop. The country’s rice production is on the verge of extinction due to the reduction in the use of authorised pesticides. The cooperatives are insisting on the authorisation of active […]

Crop insurance initiative launched for rice industry

By News Source Guyana President Irfaan Ali, this morning launched a crop insurance initiative which will benefit more than 6,000 rice farmers across the country. The initiative is aimed at providing financial and other support to rice farmers that experience crop damage due to flooding, pesticide or pesticide infestation. During the launch of the initiative […]

Sustainable rice production: 10,000 farmers to receive DSR training from IIRR

P. Laxma Reddy Nearly 10,000 paddy farmers will soon undergo training in village and campus settings under the ‘Promotion of Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) for Sustainable Rice Production’ project launched by the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) with financial support from the SBI Foundation. “We are conducting this training for farmers to promote mechanised […]