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State-run Land Bank of the Philippines said Tuesday it has released P2.5 billion worth of credit assistance to rice farmers since 2019.

A dedicated panel has been established to manage the auction of 15,000 tonnes of rice remaining from the contentious rice-pledging scheme initiated during former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s tenure. This announcement came from Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

Moves to amend Republic Act No. 11203 or the rice tariffication law (RTL) of 2019 illustrate the “no free lunch” principle quite aptly. Politicians promise us that the amendments will bring down domestic rice prices by up to P30 per kilo. Is that possible? 

GUWAHATI: A people’s rights group in Manipur alleged rice given for free to the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) is not reaching the beneficiaries in two tribal districts due to black marketing.

Shanghai scientists have identified a "brake" in rice that regulates whether the plant needs to kick off an immune response or to grow, which may bring insights into cultivating rice species that achieve the best balance between immunity and growth.

The federal government has set its focus to attain continuous year- round cropping in the dry and wet seasons farming to boost food production in the country.

MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) chairman Rosendo So maintained that there is no need to give additional power to the National Food Authority as he opposed proposals to allow the NFA to import rice.

The Centre is trying to dispose of an excess of more than 18 million tonnes of rice sitting in the godowns of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), draining the exchequer in warehousing costs.

MANILA, Philippines — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) plans to sell rice at P29 per kilo this August.

MANILA – Local Government Units (LGUs) and agriculture cooperatives should be allowed to buy rice directly from farmers using part of the PHP10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) or Rice Fund, Senator Imee Marcos said Wednesday.

Besides its economic value of yielding the famous Dien Bien rice brand, the paddy field field also holds historical significance intertwined with the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

Farmers use a threshing machine to harvest the rice in Natore, Bangladesh on May 3, 2024

A farmers’ group over the weekend warned of a possible tightening of rice supplies in the Philippines during the lean months, as the local harvest may be delayed given the prolonged drought.

Naogaon, May 2 -- Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said on Thursday that the nutritional value of rice is lost due to excessive trimming and polishing.

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) fined a rice importer and distributor in Thimphu Nu 1.027 million for adulterating the rice imported.

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Chinese scientists have grown rice in greenhouses in the deserts of its Xinjiang region, in half the time as it takes to grow the variety elsewhere