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EnglishSource: Bloomberg08/10/2010 – Indonesia, the world’s third-largest rice producer, may have to import 300,000 metric tons of the grain, the first bulk purchase since 2007, to meet an expected shortfall in government supplies, Bulog executives said.
Source: Science Codex08/10/2010 – Environmental changes are to blame for a 15% drop in the yield of “miracle rice” – also known as rice variety IR8 – since the 1960s when it was first released and lauded for its superior yields that helped avert famine across Asia at the time. IR8 used to produce 9.5 to…
Source: Live Science05/10/2010 – Food scientists are furiously racing to come up with new rice varieties and growing techniques to meet the rising demand presented by a growing population in Asia. To discuss the challenge, rice scientists and world officials met at a symposium in New York last week, where the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)…
Source: balita-dot-ph04/10/2010 – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) based here urged Asian countries to sharply increase and better manage rice stocks to improve food security in the region. In a report prepared with the help of Asia Society, IRRI said that with populations across Asia growing, tens of millions of extra dollars need to be…
Source: The Phnom Penh Post04/10/2010 – A CAMBODIAN trade delegation to Russia and Poland has attracted buyers to discuss deals that could see 40,000 tonnes of rice exported to the two countries in 2011. Composed of government officials and industry representatives, the Cambodian delegation visited the two nations in September, leading to further discussions planned…
Source: Pre Need News29/09/2010 – Rice climbed to the highest price in almost five months on speculation that demand will increase in India, the second-biggest consumer. The country will extend a policy that allows tax-free imports of the grain until Jan. 31, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said today. The government will also continue a ban on…
Source: Global Issues26/09/2010 – South Asian rice farmers are switching to flood-tolerant strains of rice as insurance against inundations. ”Submergence-tolerant rice varieties are classic examples of adaptation to climate change,” says Uma Shankar Singh, a rice scientist with the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
Source: SciDevNet21/09/2010 – Scientists researching genetically modified (GM) rice in the Philippines have insisted that field trials will go ahead in December, despite the new agriculture secretary, Proceso Alcala, making strong anti-GM statements since taking office two months ago.
Source: The Economic Times25/09/2010 – The farm ministry’s first advance crop estimates for this kharif have projected a bumper output, which should help cool food inflation running at over 15%.Good rainfall across the country, barring a few states in the east, has led to a sharp increase in cropping that is expected to yield a…
Source: ecorazzi22/09/2010 – Rubber-faced actor Jim Carrey — who has taken his comedic skills all the way to the bank at roughly $25 million per movie – hasn’t exactly been a consistent fixture on the silver screen in recent years. Of course, he really doesn’t need to be since he’s in the unique position at this stage in…
