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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.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture is set on recalibrating the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program to increase rice production and meet self-sufficiency goals.

The government is expecting that the price of rice will go down in the coming months, according to Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa said the Centre's proposal carried uncertainty since supplies would be available only until buffer stocks lasted.

THE GOVERNMENT will forego P9.2 billion worth of revenue in the second half after lowering the tariff on imported rice, the Department of Finance (DoF) said.

In a bid to dissuade the people of Imo State from joining the nationwide protest and cushion the effect of soaring prices of food items, the state government, in collaboration with the federal government, have announced it will begin another round of palliative distribution among Imo residents.

India experienced higher than normal rainfall in July 2024, indicating good agricultural activity, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).