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The US National Trade Estimate Report criticizes India's non-tariff barriers on dairy, poultry

Angimex’s financial collapse led to enforcement actions including freezing of its bank accounts.

Dang Khanh Duy, CEO of Tan Nhien Ltd., has harnessed local cassava resources to create rice paper without the need for soaking in water

A Wuhan-based biopharmaceutical company developed technology to synthesize human serum albumin (HSA) from rice

Move by the researchers seek to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on imports.

Indian rice exporters face a 27% US tariff but remain competitive due to lower levies on other exporters. The impact is expected to be temporary, with India's long-term prospects remaining strong.

The U.S. government’s announcement to impose 24% reciprocal tariffs on imports from Japan shook the central government and ruling parties.

Major food and beverage producers in Japan are planning to increase prices for 4,225 products in April, Teikoku Databank said Monday.

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The National Irrigation Administration in Western Visayas (NIA-VI) has sold some 1.2 million kilograms (kg) of low-cost rice since its rollout in September 2024.

THE country’s rice imports will decline in marketing year 2025-26 on the back of a projected rebound in local production, higher carryover stock, and the government’s rice initiatives, an international report said.

SINGAPORE – To mitigate the effects of rice cultivation on climate change and meet rising demand for rice, researchers in Singapore have come up with a way to grow it more sustainably.

In some poorer areas, stunting is even more prevalent. Experts say a lack of dietary diversity is a big part of the problem

Thai Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan has urged Singapore to increase its imports of Thai rice and free-range eggs following the seventh Singapore-Thailand Enhanced Economic Relationship (STEER) meeting.

Farmers can sell their palay directly to the National Food Authority (NFA) for better prices, Malacañang announced on Tuesday.

PUTRAJAYA: A newly-developed “DNA fingerprinting” technology will be used to ensure that imported rice sold in Malaysia is not mixed with local rice.

Like many people, you probably have strong opinions on the question of white rice versus brown rice. 

A fire outbreak has destroyed properties worth millions of naira at the popular rice mill market in Wurukum, near the River Benue bridge in Makurdi.