Yoshifumi Fukuzawa. Japan’s rice shortage lays bare a deeper truth: when wrongdoing goes unchallenged, those in power are protected while ordinary people pay the price. Recently, rice, the staple food of the Japanese people, disappeared from the shelves of Japanese grocery stores and supermarkets. Many people, as well as restaurants, were in trouble because they […]
Feyishola Jaiyesimi & Faith Donatus Nigerians may see relief in the prices of foreign parboiled rice on the back of a global glut occurring in major producing countries. This expected drop is largely due to a rice glut in India — world’s largest producer of the grain – which has bolstered global stockpiles for the […]
Amanda Ruggeri Rice is a staple food for billions of people around the planet, but a new study suggests climate change may increase arsenic levels contained within the grain. Rice is a staple food for more than half of the global population. It is consumed on a daily basis by more people than either wheat […]
By Leslie Rose A. Uyao ISABELA CITY, Basilan (PIA) – The Ayudahan Rice Farmers Association in Barangay Tabiawan is grateful to the local government here after receiving much-needed agricultural equipment, which they consider a significant step in empowering their organization to enhance rice production in the community. The assistance, funded through the Gender and Development […]
JAKARTA – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Wamentan) Sudaryono said rice production in Indonesia is currently abundant compared to neighboring countries such as Malaysia. “Our production is abundant in the midst of neighboring countries, rice is difficult. Malaysia is difficult, then the Philippines is also having a hard time, including Japan also rising, from Rp40,000/kg […]
(Xinhua) BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have devised a detailed map of wild and cultivated rice genes, providing resources for the development of superior and more productive crop varieties to tackle global food shortages and environmental challenges. Published in Nature this week, the study compiled 145 representative rice samples, most of which were […]
VOV.VN – After a period of experiencing a plunge and reaching a bottom, Vietnamese rice has regained its tag as the most expensive rice in the world, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). Currently, Vietnamese 5%, 25%, and 100% broken rice grains are being traded at US$396 and US$368 and US$317 per tonne, respectively. […]
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), domestic milled rice production is forecasted to go up by 18 percent from last year’s estimated production to reach 900,000 metric tonnes (MT). USDA’s prediction is based on expectations of improved weather conditions and assumes that farmers will give greater consideration to the Ghana Meteorological Agency’s […]
By : Joseph Chibueze, Abuja The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing food sovereignty and improving the livelihood of smallholder farmers across the country. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, reiterated this during a high-level meeting with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Nigeria Office Delegation in Abuja yesterday. […]
‘We expect a good harvest this year, which hopefully will lead to more affordable rice prices’. Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that rice prices are expected to become more affordable within the next two weeks as Boro rice arrives in the market. The adviser was speaking to journalists following a meeting held […]
