The food security emergency for rice may be declared on Feb. 4, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Friday. Tiu Laurel confirmed that his office has received the official copy of ...

Former Agriculture Director K.B. Gunaratne claims that the government is avoiding setting a guaranteed price for paddy out of fear that the controlled price of rice will increase. Farmers accuse the ...

More Filipino consumers will enjoy greater access to cheaper rice options as the Department of Agriculture (DA) partnered ...

I took part in a webinar recently as a panellist. One keynote speaker pointed to agriculture as a lagging sector and paddy as one of the least productive crops that engages almost 50% of farmers. ..

The heavy thud against the glass window sent Krishna Bahadur Rasaili’s heart racing. Stepping outside, he saw his granary lay ...

Rice is Rwanda's important agricultural crop after bananas, contributing significantly to the national economic growth.On January 23, 2025, stakeholders gathered at the Annual Rice Sector Review ...

Sri Lankan paddy farmers have been protesting to demand guaranteed crop prices and protection of their livelihood amid ...

This simple, hearty red beans and rice dinner is a classic Monday night meal in New Orleans, and comforting on any night of ...

The model of organic farming with higher yields of indigenous varieties of rice and better marketability in the Nayagram block in the Jhargram district, some 200 kilometres from Kolkata, has now ...

Farmers are facing rising fertiliser prices amid a reported supply shortage as the Boro season, the country's largest rice-growing period, begins. Full-scale Boro paddy cultivation is set to begin in ...

Market watchers cite poor stock, less procurement from the local market, and delays in import decisions created the scope for market manipulation amid lax monitoring of the market ...

CHANGSHA -- Paddy-field remains dating back over 8,000 years have been discovered in Central China's Hunan province, ...