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PETALING JAYA: Despite the government’s announcement of a new padi floor price of RM1,500, farmers say that rising costs remain a burden for them.

THE FARMGATE PRICE of unmilled rice (palay) fell 17% year on year in January to an average of P20.69 per kilogram, after rice imports hit record levels last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin has poured cold water on the government’s timeframe to assess initiatives in order to ensure sufficient supply of white rice.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has set the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP)

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The officials of Food and Civil Supplies Department raided a godown on Tuesday

PETALING JAYA: Lax enforcement would render laws criminalising the mixing of local and imported white rice futile, says Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal.

Chinese and Swedish researchers have developed a high-yield rice variety that emits up to 70 per cent less methane

There is a need to improve local rice production in the West Africa sub-region.

A new variety of rice created by simple crossbreeding could reduce the crop's emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, by nearly three-quarters.

Following the declaration of a food security emergency, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Tuesday

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s rice production from January to March 2025 is expected to grow

PHNOM PENH: New irrigation systems have been completed – and older ones upgraded

MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday lauded the South Korean government for its support in the country's recovery from the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine last year with rice donations to Filipinos.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice

The price of rice in Nigeria is set to decrease as the Federal Government steps up its efforts to support local farmers, particularly those engaged in rice production.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Friday it would gradually slash the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP)

MANILA, Philippines — Farmer groups have urged Congress to summon the country’s economic managers to explain why rice prices remain high despite government efforts to bring them down.