Since the Pheu Thai Party has been in power for two years, the golden era of high rice prices has ended, and farmers now face a steep decline in prices, dropping to only 6,000-8,000 baht per ton. This has sparked a resurgence in rice farmer protests, demanding that the government address the plummeting rice prices. […]
Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming. A biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough – by researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, Norfolk – opens the door to the creation of crops […]
Thai exports to decrease as Indian restrictions ease, while long-term challenges remain, says BMI NEWSPAPER SECTION: Business Thai rice exports for the 2024-25 harvest season are expected to decrease after a positive 2023-24, due to the easing of Indian export restrictions on the grain, according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions company. While we forecast rice […]
Thai Agriculturist Association launched a statement on Friday, demanding the government to offer a rice price guarantee of at least 10,000-12,000 baht per tonne. The association president Pramote Charoensilp asked the subcommittee National Rice Policy and Management Committee to review its measures to tackle falling rice prices. This remark came as the subcommittee previously launched […]
by Helen Albert . A new rice variety that combines high yield with low methane emissions could help farmers tackle climate change. A group of scientists have bred a new variety of rice that could help combat rising methane levels around the world. “Methane has a very strong impact. It’s around 20 times stronger than […]
A subcommittee of the National Rice Policy and Management Committee launched three measures worth 1.89 billion baht to support off-season rice farmers. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said on Friday that the subcommittee has approved in principle three measures to be proposed to the committee as follows: Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan There are also parallel measures […]
Scientists gene-edited rice and wheat to produce coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10 – an antioxidant used to help treat heart condition symptoms Victoria Bela. Chinese scientists say they have created a new type of rice which produces a molecule that may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Coenzyme Q10 – also known as CoQ10 or […]
By APP. ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the acquisition of M/s. Engro Eximp Agriproducts (Private) Limited by MAP Rice Mills (Private) Limited under a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement. Engro Eximp Agriproducts (Private) Limited is a Pakistan-incorporated company engaged in the production, manufacturing, and trade of various raw, processed, and prepared […]
Paddy scientists say saline-alkaline stress has reduced crop productivity by 20 per cent on over one lakh hectares of the total 3.5 lakh hectares that grow paddy in Ballari, Koppal, Raichur and Vijayanagar districts, considered the state’s rice bowl.These districts account for 50 per cent of Karnataka’s total rice production. Vittal Shastri Cultivation of only […]
Việt Nam. 1. At the end of the year, when the reed flowers on both sides of the road from Dien Truong bridge to Thao Long dam (Duong No ward, Thuan Hoa district) are in full bloom, it is also the time when farmers along National Highway 49B stretching from Thuan An ward, Thuan Hoa […]
