By: Jordeene B. Lagare. Minimum wage earners in the Philippines will be able to purchase cheaper rice a day after Independence Day, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The target launch date for selling subsidized rice to minimum wage earners is June 13, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said during a market visit […]
New rice export rules are driving up costs for traders with pre-contract storage mandates. Several proposed regulations in the draft decree on rice export business are raising costs and increasing capital pressure for new traders. These include requirements to stockpile at least 1,250 tons of rice even without having signed contracts, and the obligation to […]
By Rajendra Jadhav. NEW DELHI, May 28 (Reuters) – India has raised the price at which it will buy the new-season common rice paddy variety from local farmers by 3%, the lowest increase in five years, as New Delhi struggles to manage overflowing granaries after last year’s record harvest. India is the world’s second-largest producer […]
The results were a surprisingly healthy crop, produced with a fraction of the usual water. by Gabriel Holton A pioneering farming experiment in drought-stricken Chile may have just cracked one of agriculture’s biggest challenges: growing rice with less water. In a first-of-its-kind trial, researchers at Chile’s Austral University and local farmers have successfully cultivated rice […]
Exports of major commodities under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) increased by 11% in 2024-25, reaching $27.90 billion. Ajeet Singh. India’s agricultural and allied sector exports witnessed a significant increase of 6.47% in the fiscal year 2024-25, reaching $51.91 billion. This growth is particularly noteworthy given that the country’s total […]
The Rising Nepal By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 27: Nepal has witnessed a significant surge in the import of major food grains -particularly paddy, rice and maize – during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2024/25. According to the trade statistics of the Department of Customs, the import of paddy and rice […]
Rice Yellowing Syndrome. 26 May 2025, New Delhi: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has confirmed the first documented case of rice yellowing syndromein the Philippines, raising concerns among rice growers and agricultural authorities. The condition is linked to a co-infection of two rice viruses that pose a serious threat to rice production. What is […]
By Thelma C. Bicarme. CABARROGUIS, Quirino (PIA) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has capacitated farmers in the province of Quirino on advanced agricultural technologies for rice production and proper fertilizer use through a series of training sessions held recently in the province. The sessions, organized by DAR’s Program Beneficiaries Development Division, brought together […]
By : Collins Olayinka, Abuja The domestic capacity of rice production has plummeted to 5.3 million from a historic eight million metric tonnes, the Competitive African Rice Forum – Nigeria Chapter (CARF-FSD Nigeria) has revealed. Chairman of the group’s Board of Trustees, Peter Dama, disclosed that local rice farmers had developed their capacity, and were […]
Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a “scary” health burden. by Grist By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist. Throughout the Yangtze River Delta, a region in southern China famed for its widespread rice production, farmers grow belts of slender green stalks. Before they reach […]
