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CEBU CITY — A progressive youth group slammed the current administration for resorting to what it called "band-aid" solutions to the country's agricultural crisis

MANILA, Philippines — Starting May 13, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will start selling rice for P20 per kilo in 32 Kadiwa outlets in Metro Manila.

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday urged the mobilization of the nationwide workforce

India is the world’s biggest and Pakistan the fourth-largest exporters of rice to import-reliant Southeast Asian nations

Rice prices surged after Aman crop losses from flash floods in Sep–Oct last year

Despite the federal government’s acclaimed increase in local production and recent investments to optimise rice mills in some states

(UPDATE) KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia warned Wednesday that tensions between India and Pakistan could potentially disrupt rice imports to the heavily dependent Southeast Asian nation, prompting it to look elsewhere for supplies.

Japan's rice prices rose to a record average of 4,233 yen ($30) per 5 kilograms, more than double the level a year earlier

THE national rice inventory rose 45.3% month on month to 2.34 million metric tons (MMT) as of April 1, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Monday explained why it took time for him to fulfill his campaign promise of P20 per kilo of rice. 

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday said his government would adopt Cebu’s distribution system to streamline the national rollout of the P20 per kilo of rice program.

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday (May 4) released two genome-edited varieties of rice, the first achievement of its kind in the country.

Liberalized rice trade in the Philippines not only pulled prices down but also benefited farmers as well as the poor, according to the World Bank.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) to explore new opportunities for export of aromatic rice of Tripura.

Top rice importers like the Philippines can heave a sigh of relief as international prices of the staple grain are expected to fall this year owing to ample global supply, the World Bank said in its latest report.

Despite government efforts to lower the price of rice by tapping into the nation’s emergency stockpile, the cost of Japan’s staple grain remains at an all-time high.