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EnglishSource: Science Codex21/05/2010 – As part of a redoubled effort to stave off future food crises by bringing Africa’s rice production in line with its rapidly growing consumption, scientists have announced a paradigm shift in rice research for the region, which will give elite status to genetically diverse indigenous varieties. Long considered a poor cousin…
Source: Commodity Online20/05/2010 – Vietnam Food Association (VFA) on Thursday said Vietnam offers second cheapest prices in global rice market after Myanmar. In a statement issued here, VFA said the country now has advantages in developing and exporting white rice but it has not yet become a competitor against Thailand in field of fragrant rice export.…
Source: Ethiopian Review19/05/2010 – In a village surrounded by forest to the east of Liberia’s capital, women sing as they dig rehabilitated swampland to make way for rice, the country’s staple food. The women of Samay are part of a growing number of farming groups that are being advised by experts to turn to lowland…
Source: Bloomberg18/05/2010 – Pakistan, the world’s fifth-biggest rice exporter, may ship a record 4.1 million metric tons by the end of next month, as much as 37 percent more than last year, according to the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan. “We have exported 3.5 million tons of rice and are hoping to export another 500,000…
Source: Stabroek news18/05/2010 – With more than 10,000 acres already lost to paddy bug infestation, surveys of affected areas showed a poor level of sanitation in and around rice fields and staggered sowing dates, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud says. These measures, Persaud explained yesterday, are the first steps which are taken to manage the…
Source: Bloomberg16/05/2010 – Rice production in the Philippines may decline by a more-than-estimated 902,000 metric tons in the first nine months of the year, widening a production deficit in the world’s biggest importer. Output through September will drop 8.3 percent to 9.994 million tons, down from 10.896 million tons a year earlier, as dry weather…
Source: Manila Bulletin16/05/2010 – A study conducted by a consortium of farmers’ groups in Asia has warned Filipino farmers about the disastrous results of heavy reliance on hybrid rice seeds developed largely through the efforts of foreigne plant breeders. Released last month, the study undertaken by 11 groups from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Papua…
Source: Grainnet14/05/2010 – Rice Foundation Chairman Marvin Hare Jr. has announced that American Commodity Company of Williams, CA, has joined John Deere and RiceTec, Inc. as a sponsors of the Rice Leadership Development Program. The Rice Leadership Development Program gives future leaders a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal…
Source: Bloomberg13/05/2010 – Rice production in Thailand, the largest grower, may decline 4.3 percent in the next crop year starting October because of drought. The government has told farmers to delay planting by a month to the end of June, when normal rainfall is expected. “If plantings start now, it would affect productivity because of…
Source: Bloomberg13/05/2010 – India, the world’s second-biggest producer of rice, may keep the price at which it buys the cereal from farmers unchanged even as a drought last year cut output. The government will pay 1,000 rupees ($22) for 100 kilograms (220 pounds) for the so-called common grade of paddy, sowing for which starts in…
