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The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, commended the Federal Government for rolling out N50kg bags of rice to be sold for N40,000, lower than the current N70,000 market rate.

A climate change-driven heatwave has caused critical water shortages in northern Peninsular Malaysia, threatening rice yields, exposing submerged graves and depleting dam reservoirs to dangerously low levels.

Climate change likely to reduce productivity, Minister tells Lok Sabha

The Agriculture Department has asked basmati growers to not use the banned chemicals on the crop considering its export value. 

While the government has revised upward the retail prices of subsidised Bharat rice and wheat and extended sales of grain aimed at curbing rise in prices, it has abolished the practice of cash payments for sale of the commodities by agencies aimed at curbing diversion.

VOV.VN - The World Bank has pledged US$350 million loans to help Vietnam develop one million ha of low-carbon, high quality rice associated with green growth in 12 Mekong Delta localities.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has said there is no reason for rice retail prices to go up despite the enhanced southwest monsoon and super typhoon Carina.

Rice is a staple food across many cuisines, and India, among the world's largest producers

RICE prices could markedly fall next month as imports levied lower tariffs have started to arrive, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

BANGKOK: Sup Saeng Thong Rice and Sahatan have won the auction for rice that dates back to Yingluck Shinawatra’s rice-pledging scheme

Aresearch team has reviewed the advancements and prospects of ratoon rice cultivation in China, highlighting its significant rise due to improved breeding methods and cultivation technology. They examined key aspects such as cultivar selection, stubble height, and water and fertilizer management, emphasizing the need for precise rhizosphere regulation to enhance rice regeneration capacity and ratoon crop yields.

Rice farmers in 13 counties across the country are set to benefit from a Sh700 million certified rice seeds programme that seeks to boost production.

(VAN) General Department of State Reserve shares that the orgnization of rice trading for national reserves has been implemented on National bidding network system.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken steps to address the issue of food shortages in the country by distributing 20 trucks of rice each to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This was announced by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday.

(VAN) The Prime Minister assigned the State Bank to research and propose a credit program to support linkages in the production, processing, and consumption of high-quality, low-emission rice products.

THE Department of Agriculture-Davao Region (DA-Davao) attributed the delayed arrival of imported rice to Davao City during the first week of July this year to adverse weather conditions, particularly the recent Easterlies. This delay sparked concern among Davao consumers.

(VAN) Rice straw and husks are frequently regarded as waste and have been the source of numerous issues. However, they have been transformed into valuable basic materials through the process of regeneration.