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09
Dec

‘3R Model’ for farming to help curb PM2.5 in Thailand

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WRITER: Post Reporters Thailand is looking to enhance farmers’ ability to rehabilitate land and replace some crops with alternative, high-value plants to tackle agricultural burning that causes PM2.5 dust pollution in lowland areas. The Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and stakeholders from various international organisations in Thailand recently formed the “Friends of Thai Agriculture” […]

09
Dec

Fall in real prices of rice benefits consumers, hurts farmers

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Real prices of rice have fallen in the decade from 2010 to 2020, benefiting consumers but generating lower real incomes for producers, according to a paper presented at an event in Dhaka yesterday. However, real prices of the staple food climbed in the years following the turn of the decade. Real prices are those which […]

09
Dec

Marcos: RTL amendment to ensure stable food supply, lower rice prices.

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By Darryl John Esguerra. MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law a measure seeking to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) as the government moves to ensure stable food supply and lower rice prices. In his speech in Malacañang, Marcos said Republic Act (RA) 12078, or the Agricultural Tariffication Act, […]

06
Dec

Without pesticides

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Nasira Habib WE don’t need pesticides to grow healthy, nutritious and delicious food. Scientific research has established that healthy plants repel pests. “Insects only feed upon food that is considered unfit, nutritionally poor, dead or dying,” says entomologist Dr Thomas M. Dykstra. They cannot digest fully healthy plants. Their digestive systems cannot process the sugars […]

06
Dec

Govt to cultivate 2.3 mln ha rice fields to reach sufficiency.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has said that his ministry will cultivate a total of 2.3 million hectares of rice fields to achieve the food self-sufficiency target set by President Prabowo Subianto. The rice fields will comprise rice fields developed through the swamp land optimization program, targeted at 851 thousand hectares; new […]

05
Dec

Lacson urges rice farmers to increase yield to 6 tons per hectare

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Teresa D. Ellera Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is urging local rice farmers to increase their annual production to six tons per hectare. “I urge our farmers to increase their yield from four tons to six tons per hectare,” Lacson said, expressing his gratitude to Negrenses, especially the farmers, for their role in uplifting […]

05
Dec

MRF sells 38,000+ sacks of rice at fair prices in Nov

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Global New Light of Myanmar Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) sold 8,717 rice sacks (108-pound) and 30,292 small 10-kilogramme sacks in November according to monthly reference prices set by the Consumer Affairs Department under the Ministry of Commerce.Last month’s sales figures were 34,728 rice sacks (108-pound) and 43,992 small 10-kilogramme sacks.The distribution includes door-to-door delivery in […]

04
Dec

Govt asks IIT-Kharagpur to probe claims of lower turn-out ratio of rice from new hybrids

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National Agricultural Research System has developed 524 new varieties and hybrids of field crops and 167 of horticultural crops, says Agriculture Minister. By BL Mangaluru Bureau The Centre has entrusted IIT-Kharagpur to conduct a study into claims of a lower turn-out ratio of rice from certain new hybrid varieties of paddy grown in Punjab, the […]

03
Dec

Rice imports allowed without permits temporarily

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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to allow the import of rice without permits, in order to address the current shortage of rice. Addressing the media today, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said that rice imports without permits will be allowed until 20 December 2024. He further said that the decision has been […]

03
Dec

Cabinet approves 38.58 billion baht for rice farmers’ subsidies.

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Agriculture minister says the 1,000-baht-per-rai subsidy should be delivered to eligible farmers within this year. The Cabinet on Tuesday earmarked 38.58 billion baht to cover subsidies for 4.68 million rice-farming households nationwide this year, Agriculture Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat said. She said the funds would be spent on providing a 1,000 baht per rai subsidy, capped […]

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‘3R Model’ for farming to help curb PM2.5 in Thailand

Fall in real prices of rice benefits consumers, hurts farmers

Marcos: RTL amendment to ensure stable food supply, lower rice prices.

Without pesticides

Govt to cultivate 2.3 mln ha rice fields to reach sufficiency.

Lacson urges rice farmers to increase yield to 6 tons per hectare

MRF sells 38,000+ sacks of rice at fair prices in Nov

Govt asks IIT-Kharagpur to probe claims of lower turn-out ratio of rice from new hybrids

Rice imports allowed without permits temporarily

Cabinet approves 38.58 billion baht for rice farmers’ subsidies.

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