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Rice farmers in Yesan county, South Chungcheong, plow paddies on Thursday. [YONHAP]

(VAN) Ha Tinh witnesses rice prices reaching their peak in recent years in the 2024 summer-autumn crop. Farmers in the fields are unable to hide their excitement.

To ease the economic strain on Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has unveiled plans to distribute rice and fertiliser in Nasarawa State on 31st August 2024.

(Business in Cameroon) - In 2023, Cameroon exported just over 15,494 tons of rice to Chad, generating CFA 10.7 billion in revenue, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Rice has become the fourth-largest export from Cameroon to Chad, holding a 7% market share, trailing behind soaps (17%), food preparations (10%), and steel bars (9%).

The high yield per hectare of rice and wheat when compared to pulses and oilseeds, and state procurement at assured prices make them commercially more profitable than other crops. An MSP mechanism only for poor farmers and a review of power subsidies can ease this imbalance.

Ivorian rice farmer Francois Kasse Yao has struggled to make ends meet with only one harvest per year. That was before he planted a new variety, resistant to unpredictable weather conditions and capable of producing larger yields.

BENGALURU: After nearly a year, the stand-off between the state govt and the Centre has been resolved, with the Union govt agreeing to supply the rice required to implement the Congress-led govt’s Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka.

THE Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has procured modern equipment worth $65,000 (173m/-) to enhance sustainable rice production in the country.

Even though a bountiful harvest is expected, it will not help basmati farmers if the government does not review the MEP for the rice variety.

The bill seeking to extend and amend the rice tariffication law (RTL), which has allocated P10 billion yearly since 2019 to help farmers but is expiring this year, has reached the plenary in the Senate and is now up for debate.

MANILA, Philippines — The benefit of Executive Order No. 62 on lowering tariff on imported rice can only be felt in October as the retail price of local rice remains cheaper compared to those of imported grains more than a month after the EO took effect on July 7, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said yesterday.

Farmers in Battambang province are being urged to reduce their use of chemical pesticides to combat insect infestations as the rice harvest approaches, due to concerns over the impact on quality, public health and export potential to international markets.

Srettha Thavisin is now the fourth Thai premier in 16 years to be removed by verdicts by the same court.

Nigeria is currently widely believed to be losing 20 to 40 per cent of its rice at harvest points and market stages, an investigation by Premium Times has revealed.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has faced tongue-lashing at the House of Representatives for its alleged reliance on rice importation, as the country is expected to have a four million metric ton (MT) deficit for 2024.

Discussions between the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and NTUC FairPrice Group, one of Singapore’s largest retailers, are underway to establish a long-term rice supply agreement, aiming to significantly increase Cambodia’s rice exports to Singapore.

It may give India the edge to get GI tag for the fragrant rice