Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is calling on local farmers to adopt advanced technologies to reduce carbon emissions in rice production, aiming to enhance the country’s rice competitiveness in the global market. Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is calling on local farmers to adopt advanced technologies to reduce carbon emissions in rice production, aiming to enhance […]
Vietnam’s rice exports are set to hit a record 8.9 million tons in 2024, despite a decline in domestic production. This increase is largely due to heightened demand from international markets such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Vietnam’s rice import volumes from Cambodia have also increased, helping meet this export demand. Cambodian farmers have […]
Yamashita Kazuhito Agriculture expert Yamashita Kazuhito argues that the summer 2024 rice shortages in Japan were the result of government efforts to keep rice prices high by reducing the acreage of crops cultivated. Empty Shelves In August 2024, rice disappeared from Japanese supermarket shelves, and prices rose, but the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries […]
TEHRAN – Director of Agriculture Ministry’s Wheat and Rice Plan Sohrab Sohrabi says using new cultivation methods has increased Iran’s rice production by 10 percent in the current crop year compared to last year. Stating that 16 percent of the country’s rice is harvested by the ratooning method, Sohrabi said: “The use of high-yielding seeds, […]
The Punjab government promoted PR-126 to conserve groundwater, but experts argue that the rush to adopt this variety led to inadequate seed supply, allowing spurious and poor-quality hybrid seeds to flood the market. Vibha Sharma/Tribune News Service The Centre has released its first advance estimate for the Kharif season, predicting a record food grain harvest […]
By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter PHILIPPINE rice imports in 2025 will be driven by the expected decline in the production of palay (unmilled rice) this year, analysts said. “We will have to import more next year to cover up the drop in production this year. Aside from this, demand for rice will increase because of […]
MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Alex Quinones has been a rice farmer in the Philippines for almost five decades – last summer was the first time his field dried up, forcing many of his neighbors to swap farm life for street sweeping. “We were not able to harvest any rice. This drought was unlike anything […]
CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Colombo, November 7 (Daily Mirror) – The Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association claimed today that the growing rice shortage in the market is due to increased use of raw rice for beer production. They explained that Nadu paddy, used to make raw rice for brewing, is being diverted from […]
BR Research From a record performance of nearly four billion dollars during the last financial year, Pakistan’s rice exports are set to decline by more than a billion dollars during the ongoing FY2024-2025. An estimated decline of $1.1 billion in annual earnings from rice exports will create a significant gap in the precarious balance of […]
Dr Nguyễn Văn Hùng, senior scientific expert at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), spoke with Việt Nam News reporter Tố Như on emission-reduction production technology. Project for One Million Hectares of Rice provides an opportunity for public-private co-operation and brings many opportunities for experience exchange and future collaborations to address complex issues and expand emission-reduction […]
