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Mainstreaming new farming technology to increase the production of rice and other food items is the focus of the Philippine Rice Research Institute’s (PhilRice) Strategic Plan 2023-2028, according to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

KUCHING: Sarawak is embarking on large-scale rice cultivation in efforts to make the state the new rice bowl of Malaysia.

Expressing serious concern, Dr Sardara Singh Johl, ex-chancellor, Central University, Punjab, appealed to Punjabis irrespective of the political affiliations to deal with the serious issues Punjab is now facing.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is tapping the assistance of the provincial governments in rice producing regions for concerted efforts to attain sufficient and stable supply of rice nationwide.

A recent report highlights a significant surge in rice prices in Nigeria as the nation grapples with a declining local production. The study indicates a steady increase in rice consumption, surpassing the capacity of local supply and resulting in an annual supply gap of approximately two million metric tonnes.

Colombo (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers has given the green light to import Keeri Samba into Sri Lanka.

The government on Wednesday said it has permitted exports of 10,34,800 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to seven countries, including Nepal, Cameroon and Malaysia. The export is permitted through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

Falling yield: A farmer plants rice seedlings on Oct. 10, 2023 at her paddy field in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. The Agriculture Ministry has projected a declining trend in rice production for the fourth quarter, from 2.34 million tonnes in September to 2.2 million tonnes in October, 1.65 million tonnes in November and 1.37 million tonnes in December. (Antara/Ahmad Subaidi)

Farm workers check on their crops, spray organic pesticides, and remove unwanted weeds at a rice field in Tanay, Rizal on September 19, 2023.

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has identified Central Luzon, the country’s rice granary, as the most vulnerable to El Niño.

Israeli soldiers look at the remains of a police station which was the site of a battle with Hamas gunmen in Sderot, southern Israel, on October 8. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Israeli forces are actively fighting Hamas in as many as eight locations inside Israel, after the country formally declared war.

THE prices of rice in the local market are expected to decrease as the country anticipates a harvest of over five million metric tons (MT) of rice during the ongoing harvest season.

Manila: Rice inflation in the Philippines soared to a 14-year high in September, indicating limited impact of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s price cap on the staple grain.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Malaysia's government on Monday reassured the country there is sufficient rice in the market and urged people not to hoard locally produced rice after recent panic-buying led to empty shelves in supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide.

India restricted the amount of exports during 2022-23 to ensure supply in domestic markets and keep a lid on prices, after selling a record 11 million tonnes (MT) of sugar in 2021-22.

MANILA, Philippines — The farm-gate price of palay (unmilled rice) averaged P22.16 per kilogram in August, an increase of 25.8 percent from P17.61 per kg in the same period a year ago.