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More than 600 million people in Muslim-majority countries do not have enough food as the holy month of Ramadan begins, according to data compiled by Islamic Relief.

We assessed agricultural practices in China to identify workable solutions for sustainably feeding the Chinese population. 

Mr. Adeola Soetan ( Project Co-ordinator, Feed Nigeria Initiative, FNI, in an interview with FoodBusiness International Magazine, Vol. 1 No 8, 2009)

From l to r: Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union Commission; Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence

Four years after its enactment, Republic Act 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) necessitates a peek on how it impacted Filipino rice farmers and the Filipinos in general. It can be done best by gauging its impact according to its objectives. Take note that there was a rice supply shortage during the pandemic.

Thai society was shocked when well-known serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya, who has been a thorn in the flesh of the powers that be for years, was arrested on January 28 on an extortion charge. 

As many as 161 merchants had been granted certificates of eligibility for exporting rice as of January 22, decreasing from mid-2023, reported the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Effective public-private partnership and support from partners are key to the success of the project on developing 1 million hectares of high-quality

Variety grown in rare fields invigorates village in Heilongjiang province

Having leapt by 40% last week, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), the world’s most tracked spot index for box shipping, continued to climb today with a massive swathe of the liner fleet now making lengthy diversions to avoid the war-torn Red Sea.