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A Thai company has agreed to buy carbon credits from rice farmers in Dak Lak province at $20 per credit, which is double the price paid by the World Bank under the "1 million hectare high-quality rice" program in Mekong Delta.

People are lining up at the Rice and Paddy Wholesale Depot (Wardan) in Myanmar's Yangon to purchase rice at reduced prices amid rising prices.

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel hinted at the possibility of reverting the rice import tariff to its original rates, if rice prices continue to fall.

In Italy, a rice field modified with CRISPR/Cas9 genomic techniques was vandalized, jeopardizing research focused on sustainable agriculture. The experiment aimed to increase rice resistance to pathogens, thereby reducing pesticide use. The vandalism necessitates repeating the experiment, prompting calls for an extension of the legal timeframe for such research.

SIBU, June 24 — China-based Guoying Seed Corporation has expressed its interest to collaborate with Sarawak government to increase its rice production capacity.

Rice is one of the most important grains in the food supply network. The humble cereal is an essential part of the diet of around half of the world's population. 

MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority Council has approved the recommendation to sell aging but good NFA rice stocks at P29 per kilo through Kadiwa stores, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines — The country could end the year with a rice stock level that would last for over three months as the Department of Agriculture (DA) sticks with its palay production target of 20 million metric tons (MT).

Marketing officially gets underway for the 2025 edition of Geneva Dry, the world’s premier commodities shipping conference.

Agricultural drones are transforming rice farming in the Mekong River delta, cutting down the amount of pesticides and fertilizers that wash into the ocean in the process.

At Lin'an Yuqian Modern Agricultural Service Center in Hangzhou, provincial capital of Zhejiang, the head of the seedling center, Chen Quan, was very pleased with its booming business as wheat is being harvested and rice cultivation is in full swing.

SEOUL, Korea — In a small laboratory in Seoul, a team of South Korean scientists is injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice, in a process they hope could revolutionize how the world eats.

RICE farmers from Tanga, Mbeya and Coast regions have trained on modern farming technologies to enhance productivity of the food and cash crop.

There’s a minimal risk that the projected increase in inbound shipments of rice as a result of lower tariffs on the commodity would bloat the country’s total import bill and add pressure on the already volatile peso, analysts said.

The DSR technique, which the Punjab government is actively promoting, has a number of benefits when compared to traditional transplantation. But why has it not yet seen widespread adoption in Punjab?

A lawmaker has renewed his call for the passage of a measure that will allow the government to buy rice from farmers at P5 to 10 more per kilo than farm gate prices amid the looming reduction of tariff for imported rice.

A leading container consultancy has warned shippers of the very real prospect of spot rates surpassing $20,000 per feu on the Asia-Europe tradelane.