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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

Farmers in the Philippines may be able to continue growing golden rice genetically modified to combat malnutrition, despite a court decision revoking the permit for planting it.

MANILA, Philippines — Rice prices can drop by P10 to P15 if Republic Act No. 11203 or the rice tariffication law is amended by June, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Tuesday.

Svastha Ecoharvest has roped in 10,000 farmers to produce quality rice meeting MRLs

The Mekong Delta is witnessing a continuous digital transformation revolution in agriculture, unfolding every day and every hour.

Nigeria has scant gains to show for a N1.08 trillion splurge on interventions over the last ten years targeted at boosting rice production.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena instructed the State Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry Secretary Pradeep Yasaratne to investigate the allegations of providing substandard rice and accepting money in the government’s free rice distribution programme.

Amid several measures to help enhance rice production, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) is planning to introduce artificial rainfall to paddy fields. 

PETALING JAYA: An anti-graft watchdog has called on the government to take action against former Kuala Krai MP Ismail Said for disposing of staple food items at a dumpsite in Temerloh, Pahang.

LONG AN, Vietnam (AP) — There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields across Long An province in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: It isn’t entirely flooded.

Following the recent rebound of the naira against the dollar, the price of a 50 kilogramme bag of rice has dropped to an average of N67,000 in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, and others, from about N90,000 in February 2024.