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EnglishSource: Kaieteur News Online11/06/2010 – Rice millers and exporters were yesterday again given another opportunity to tap into a lucrative, multi-million dollar deal with Venezuela. A high-level delegation of the factory owners and other stakeholders yesterday met with Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, to discuss mechanisms to meet the quotas being demanded by Venezuela. Already,…
Source: The Nation11/06/2010 – Charoen Pokphand Group’s Crop Integration Business has introduced a hybrid rice seed to ensure farmers are able to grow rice more efficiently, with yields reaching a maximum of 1,600 kg per rai, the highest ever. “When farmers buy rice seeds, they have four criteria in mind: ability to grow three crops…
Source: Bloomberg10/06/2010 – Malaysia plans to build up a rice stockpile to bolster the nation’s food security, seeking to maintain 45 days of consumption so the foodstuff remains affordable for all. “Food security will be strategically addressed,” the government said today in the 10th Malaysia Plan, a report from the prime minister’s office that sets…
Source: AFP10/06/2010 – Researchers at a Swiss university said Thursday that they have uncovered a microscopic fungus that is able to increase the speed of rice growth by five times. In a study published by Switzerland’s University of Lausanne, researchers claimed that the fungus mycorrhiza would not only cut the use of phosphate fertilizers, it…
