Consumer anger remains unabated and low income families are struggling due to the rising cost of rice. Sheikh Abul Taleb. Despite an abundant harvest and steady imports, the price of rice in Bangladesh is defying seasonal trends and continuing to rise, leaving consumers frustrated and questioning the market dynamics. Newly harvested Aman rice has flooded […]
By Navitalai Naivalurua , Mohammed Feroz. With Fiji’s current import of rice sitting at $51 to $60 million annually, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is urging farmers to take advantage of the revised price for the grades of rice paddies. Rabuka had announced that the revised price for grade 1 has increased from $850 to $1,000 […]
By Tuan Anh. Nestled in An Giang Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the golden fields of Ta Pa come alive every December, offering a blend of nature’s splendor and rural charm. Photographer Chau Quang Dien from Ho Chi Minh City captured the view of the rice fields on Dec. 15. The Ta Pa fields are […]
By Sophie Johnson. Cambodia’s Malys Angkor rice was recently crowned World’s Best Rice 2024, allowing producers to showcase the important role the rice plays in the nations culture. The ceremony took place in November at the World Rice Conference in Manila, Philippines. Chan Sokheang, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation said Malys Angkor is known […]
IIIT-B, a premier research deemed university in Bengaluru, has been developing a host of projects with the idea of introducing higher efficiency in agricultural processes. Shilpa Elizabeth. Primarily an agrarian economy, India holds large potential for research and technological innovation in agriculture. Nevertheless, innovations in this space which is estimated to be around $24 billion, […]
The Rising Nepal By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Dec. 31: The import of paddy and rice increased significantly during the first five months of the current fiscal year 2024/25. According to the trade statistics of the Department of Customs, the import of paddy and rice has increased by 54 per cent during the review period compared […]
By Christina Haule , The Guardian. THE Agricultural Research Institute of Tanzania (TARI) has been urged to broaden its innovations to ensure farmers gain not only improved rice farming techniques but also essential knowledge to access reliable markets for their produce. This appeal comes in response to persistent market shortages faced by farmers in Morogoro […]
Source: GNA The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has organised a field day and demonstration visit for some farmers at Kpalgun in the Tolon District of the Northern Region to introduce some integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) technologies to them. The various ISFM technologies introduced to the farmers included mineral […]
Banking on collaborations to better understand farmers’ readiness to participate in carbon markets, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently conducted a series of capacity-building activities in Thailand and Vietnam, including Training of Trainers (ToT) and enumerator workshops, as part of its ongoing projects to accelerate methane reductions in rice farming Rice farming, a vital […]
Most farmers engaged in growing paddy are now lured into cash crops such as apples and vegetables. Tripti Shahi, The Kathmandu Post BIRENDRANAGAR – Farmer Ratan Rawat of Chandannath Municipality, Jumla, diversified his farming from traditional paddy cultivation to cash crops like apples and vegetables. He initially used to cultivate paddy only. Rawat is now […]
