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Rice is Asia’s economic pulse and lifeblood, a cultural cornerstone that binds societies. Yet Japan and the Philippines are turning this food staple into a policy disaster.

The Department of Labor and Employment-Davao (DOLE-11), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) XI

Japan's farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi has returned to the political spotlight by launching a push to lower rice prices amid rising household burdens

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese agriculture ministry on Monday announced the abolition of the rice crop yield index, effective with this year's harvest.

India's food grain storage capacity boosted by 19.5 lakh tonne steel silos under PPP. Another 65 lakh tonne under construction or tender. Modernization improves foodgrain preservation and reduces losses.

NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur (PIA)—Farmers in Camarines Sur are turning to bio-fertilizers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is scaling up the subsidized rice sale with the inclusion of more beneficiaries and additional Kadiwa outlets in different areas nationwide

Alathur: The delay in renewing the agreement between the State Bank of India (SBI)

This country remains the world’s top rice exporter in 2024-2025, shipping 22 million metric tonnes, nearly three times more than Thailand and Vietnam.

Rice importers have announced that the price of the commodity may change in 2025 as the FG’s import waiver expires

Under the project implemented since 2003, Vietnam sent its experts to Cuba to directly guide Cuban

A simmering crisis over staple rice has suddenly boiled over in Japan. Since 2023, a punishing heatwave slashed harvests to their lowest in over a decade. 

BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental

THE Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) launched a satellite-aided crop insurance system for rice farmers

The Japanese government aims to lower rice prices by selling further supplies of stockpiled rice directly to retailers.

An expert from Punjab Agricultural University has warned that the Bhagwant Mann government’s decision to advance paddy transplantation will cause ‘a colossal loss of groundwater’.

New Delhi: Bayer AG announced on Monday the launch of BICOTA