ECONOMYNEXT – Facing a possible supply shortage in rice in the first quarter of 2025, Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met small and medium-scale rice mill owners to discuss continuous and affordable supply of rice to consumers in the coming months, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. The meeting comes days after heavy rains […]
by Barbara Mijares Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Sunday, Dec. 1, that he is urging farmers in Negros Occidental to try to improve their rice production. The biggest contributor to the increase in the gross domestic product (GDP) of Negros Occidental based on the data of the Philippine Statistics Authority in 2023, is the […]
The farmer, who founded the farmer’s producers organisation named Nagapuri Rythu Seva, decided to encourage the farmers in the area to cultivate Kalanamak and other ancient and healthy paddy varieties cultivation. By Telangana Today. Siddipet: Aiming to introduce one of the most healthy varieties of rice to the people of Telangana, organic farmer Jakkula Tirupathi […]
The All Odisha Rice Millers’ Association (AORMA) is firm on its stand to stay away from paddy procurement in the current KMS until the state government fulfils their eight-point charter of demands. Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: The government on Sunday urged rice millers to take part in the ongoing paddy procurement by executing an agreement […]
By Bernama PASIR MAS (Dec 2): The shortage of rice supply after the paddy farming industry was affected by floods, will addressed by reducing the price of imported white rice, effective Sunday. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said that the shortage was inevitable as paddy farming has been the most […]
Padiberas Nasional Berhad (BERNAS) has announced a price reduction for imported white rice (BPI), aligning with the government’s efforts to alleviate the cost of living for Malaysians. Effective 1 December 2024, the price of BPI at BERNAS warehouse gates in Peninsular Malaysia will decrease from RM3,000 to RM2,800 per metric tonne. This announcement follows the […]
By JACK WONG KUCHING: The Sarawak government is going full steam ahead on large-scale rice cultivation, with RM1bil approved for farm infrastructure such as advanced drainage and irrigation system. Of the funds, RM51mil will be allocated in 2025, according to Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said Sarawak, which is aiming for […]
The mill purchases paddy mostly from female-headed holdings, and makes, markets, and distributes non-steam rice. Sangam Prasain In 2011-12, female-headed households in Nepal, where an adult female was the sole or main income earner and decision-maker, were just 19 percent. According to the latest agriculture census, female-headed holdings nearly doubled to 32.4 percent in 10 […]
Despite recording the highest-ever area under rice cultivation this year, Punjab is expected to face a shortfall in paddy procurement by 14 LMT. We explain. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba. Punjab, a state renowned for its significant contribution to India’s foodgrain pool, is set to witness one of the lowest paddy procurements in the past […]
Can rice – the staple of millions of people across the globe – become as crucial as petrol in the fight against climate change?By the SMU Corporate Communications team Rice is considered both a villain and a victim of climate change. Rice, farmed conventionally, is not very sustainable as the flooding of rice fields creates […]
