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Potential for Sustainable Paddy Rice Farming Systems

Yesterday, October 27th, the JIRCAS International Symposium 2025: Accelerating the Implementation of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Technologies in the Asian Monsoon Region: Progress and Prospects for Improving Productivity and Building Sustainable Food Systems was successfully held at the Hitotsubashi Hall in Tokyo. Thank you to everyone who participated. We will report on the symposium’s findings […]

Basmati Trade Issue: Jam Kamal Urges EU to Resolve Key Export Disputes

Pakistan raised strong concerns over the Basmati trade issue and ethanol exports during talks with the European Parliament’s Development Committee. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan urged the EU to restore duty concessions on ethanol and resolve delays in the Geographical Indication (GI) registration for Basmati rice. He said both matters directly affect millions of farmers […]

Advancing rice milling efficiency and quality in Uganda

From: CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence By Arelene Julia Malabayabas, Melanie Connor, Arielle Sandrine Rafanomezantsoa, Edgar Twine, Jane Nabikyu, and Ruvicyn Bayot Rice is an important crop for Uganda’s future. As the country’s second most important cereal crop both in terms of production and caloric contribution, it plays a vital role in food security and […]

Circular economy for rice straw in Mekong Delta still challenge

SGGP The main challenge in the Mekong Delta is managing its abundant rice straw. The key to finding value in this byproduct is to shift towards sustainable practices that turn rice straw into valuable products. While the Mekong Delta region produces millions of tons of rice straw annually. The key to finding value in this […]

BIRC 2025 to link farmers with the global supply chain in big push towards Viksit Bharat 2047

New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The upcoming Bharat International Rice Conference 2025 (BIRC 2025) will be a major milestone towards Viksit Bharat 2047 and will go a long way in serving the interest of farmers. As per Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) this MEGA event, scheduled for 30 and 31 October 2025 at the […]

Vietnam exports 7 million tonnes of rice, earning nearly 3.59 billion USD

Vietnam had exported more than 7 million tonnes of rice as of October 15, but domestic paddy and rice prices have fallen amid slower purchases by exporters, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). The country’s cumulative rice exports reached 7.02 million tonnes, valued at nearly 3.59 billion USD, down 4.4% in volume and 21.9% […]

Vietnam to supply rice seeds for Cuba’s 2026 crop

The Vietnamese side has confirmed to contribute rice seeds to Cuba’s upcoming national rice cultivation programme. The programme covers 133 municipalities across 14 local provinces, engaging around 23,000 producers and farmers, with the goal of planting 200,000 hectares of rice in 2026. It welcomes the involvement from all economic sectors, both for private consumption and […]

Govt steps in to spread rice mills more evenly across country

Sukanta Halder New automatic rice mills will now need a no-objection certificate as the government seeks to spread them more evenly across the country. Although paddy is grown in nearly all of the 64 districts of Bangladesh, most of the 8,000 to 8,500 auto rice mills are clustered in the northwestern districts of Dinajpur, Bogura, […]