By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer With almost 20 typhoons lashing at the Philippines every year, farmers, especially those tilling lands for palay, find themselves stricken even more by poverty – poor yield, low sales, and piling debt. Last month, as Nando (Ragasa) battered northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 215 kph, […]
JAKARTA – The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) emphasized that food self-sufficiency, especially rice commodities, is a top priority for national development. Expert Staff of the Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas Frans BM Dabukke emphasized that President Prabowo Subianto is targeting the acceleration of food self-sufficiency, especially rice, in addition […]
By VNA The Philippine Department of Agriculture said on Thursday that the Marcos administration had ramped up agricultural support and expanded the harvest area of paddy to drive the country’s rice production to a record high in the first half of this year. According to newly released data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the […]
Lifts ban after more than two years, expects higher production. Reuters NEW DELHI: India on Friday lifted its ban on exports of de-oiled rice bran with immediate effect, ending restrictions that had been in place for more than two years, the government said. Before the ban was imposed in July 2023, India exported 500,000 metric […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman reaffirmed his optimism that Indonesia is on the verge of achieving rice self-sufficiency, citing a surge in production that strengthens national food sovereignty. “God willing, within the next three months, if there are no major obstacles, we will be able to declare that Indonesia has achieved […]
AKP The Royal Government of Cambodia inaugurated a new agricultural initiative on Thursday aimed at strengthening the nation’s rice seed sector and improving farmers’ resilience to climate change. Khim Finan, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, presided over the launch of the “Resilient Seeds for Farmers” project in Kampong […]
Guyana’s rice industry is entering a new era, with bold government investments driving higher yields, stronger prices for farmers, and expansion into international markets, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha. During an interview at the sidelines of an event on Wednesday, Minister Mustapha said the country is on track to produce 810,000 tonnes of rice […]
Korea’s rice output is projected to fall for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, primarily due to a record low cultivation area, data showed on Thursday.Rice production is expected to fall 0.3 percent on year, or 1.1 tons, to 3.57 million tons this year, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Data and Statistics. […]
Eisen Bernard Bernardo Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a powerful tool for transforming agriculture, and nowhere is this more evident than in the global effort to create a sustainable, low-emission rice sector. While low-emission rice is physically identical to its traditional counterpart, the enabling environment—the policies, market incentives, and collaborations that support its production—is what truly […]
Low yield and market rates, coupled with rainfall and floods mean farmers are getting prices lower than last year. Vivek Mishra The floods this year in Punjab have caused a drop in the prices of the state’s famed aromatic Basmati rice, and farmers are in despair. The Pusa 1121 (about 40 per cent) and Pusa […]
