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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.

Farmers inspect rice seedlings at a nursery of an agricultural cooperative in Icheon, 58 km southeast of Seoul, on April 18, 2024, ahead of the rice planting season. 

The production and trading of low-carbon rice will help increase value as well as protect Vietnam’s brand on the international stage.

BACOLOD CITY – Drought has dried up some 3,241 hectares of rice and corn fields in 24 local government units (LGUs) across Negros Occidental, latest data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation on April 15 held a workshop to introduce the project ‘Transforming Rice Value Chains for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta’ (TRVC).

Expert opinion from Anastu Regita Nareswara

Oil prices have seen significant strength through March and early April. ICE Brent broke above US$90/bbl, trading at its highest level since October. Growing tension in the Middle East is obviously one reason for the boost. However, that increased geopolitical risk comes at a time when the oil market was already set to tighten.