After the recent floods, which claimed at least 71 lives, it is evident that a long, painful rebuilding process awaits affected communities even if they are not out of the woods yet, with the Met office warning about potential short-term flooding again later this month. Saddled simultaneously with the challenges of rebuilding homes and regaining […]
Sustainable rice farming models in Mekong Delta localities have delivered promising results, taking strides toward more eco-friendly and profitable agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development told a meeting in Soc Trang province on September 4. Soc Trang (VNA) – Sustainable rice farming models in Mekong Delta localities have delivered promising results, taking strides […]
Basmati farmers have demanded government to keep a tab on traders who purchase rice at lower rates and sell to customers at much higher rates. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba Jalandhar. Jagwinder Singh, a rice farmer of Amritsar district, sold his early variety of basmati – PUSA 1509 – on Tuesday at Bhagtanwala grain market, […]
Applauds strides made by India in agriculture By BL New Delhi Bureau Global seeds and pesticides major Syngenta has launched a programme titled ‘I-RISE’ (Inculcating Rural India Skill Enhancement) to train one lakh youth and prepare them for various agriculture jobs. Launching the programme on Monday, Jeff Rowe, the global CEO, applauded India’s strides in […]
ISLAMABAD: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations have trained farmers from Punjab and Sindh to employ nuclear-derived climate-smart agricultural practices to optimise rice productivity. The perfect mix of combining chemical and organic fertilizer for local soil and crops, known as the ‘IAEA/FAO Integrated Option’ […]
Rico Osmeña The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) yesterday bared that it had extended Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) of P5,000 to 68,000 farmers as part of the budget allocation of P699 million for 2024. Disbursed to farmers from Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor was already P340 million. Central Visayas has more […]
Rico Osmeña The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) announced on 2 September 2024 that it has provided Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) to 68,000 farmers, each receiving P5,000. The budget allocation for these beneficiaries is set at P699 million for 2024. Of this amount, DA-7 has already disbursed P340 million to 68,000 farmers […]
Lamentations in Omor, Anambra’s agrarian community where wasted produce could feed millions of Nigerians. From Emmanuel Uzor, Awka Omor community in Anyamelum Local Government, Anambra State, is arguably the food basket of the state. Blessed with arable land suitable for rice production, its swampy nature presents opportunity to engage in all round and all year […]
With wheat facing production challenges amid rising consumption, and rice seeing a surplus problem, the two cereals have become grains apart. Written by Harish Damodaran Most economics commentators and policymakers tend to club wheat and rice, treating them as part of a “cereal surplus” and “mono-cropping/lack of diversification” problem. But today, the situations in the […]
Monika Shifotoka, IAEA Office of Public Information and Communication. To achieve sustainable rice production and food security in the region, farmers in six Asian countries have used nuclear derived climate-smart agricultural practices and significantly increased their rice yields, with the help of the IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). […]
