What you need to know: In Kigali, Rwanda Kenya has an estimated annual rice deficit of 770,000 metric tonnes with the growing appetite for the popular staple by households far outweighing local production. Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that Kenya’s annual rice consumption is over one million metric tonnes, while […]
Rice farming in the Western Division is set to thrive with the opening of a new mill in Ba today. Fiji Rice Pte Limited Chair Raj Sharma says there are 600 registered rice farmers across Fiji, with only 100 from the West. Sharma says research shows that some rice variety can be grown in dry […]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Despite record production and ample stocks, the Philippines is expected to import a record volume of rice in the 2024-25 marketing year, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. The FAS said the projected import total of 4.7 million tonnes, which matches last […]
By Yinka Kolawole & Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA—The Federal Government is planning to suspend duties, tariffs, and taxes on some essential food items imported through land and sea borders. Vanguard gathered yesterday that the decision was informed by the need to bring down the cost of food items which have hit the roof, making life unbearable […]
Indonesia’s National Logistics Agency (Bulog) recently said it will prioritize domestically produced rice despite the planned imports of the staple food. Indonesia to prioritize domestic rice. Photo courtesy of Antara. According to the Jakarta Globe newspaper, Bulog’s head Bayu Krisnamurti said that the import will take place in phases while taking into account the country’s […]
The federal government has declared the suspension of customs, levies, and taxes on certain critical food commodities imported across land and maritime borders.Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari said this at a news briefing at the National press Centre in Abuja on Monday. Kyari disclosed that the listed food items, which include maize, […]
Since Indonesia’s population keeps growing, nationwide demand for the grain only continues to rise. Local farmers cannot keep up, leaving the country dependent on imports to fill the gap between domestic supply and demand. Workers unload rice imported from Thailand on Sept. 6, 2023, at Ujung Baru seaport in Medan Belawan, North Sumatra. PHOTO: ANTARA/ […]
By Eduardo Simões and Leticia Fucuchima SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The Brazilian government will no longer need to buy imported rice, Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro told a local TV channel on Wednesday, after the plan attracted flak from local farmers. “Prices have already dropped,” Favaro said, adding the government will continue monitoring the market. “As there […]
