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EnglishSource: Indigenous People Issues11/09/2010 – Traditional rice varieties once grown and nurtured by indigenous peoples are making a comeback because of the importance of their genes that are necessary in breeding rice for the future. This was made known when this author, director of the Cordillera Ecological Center (PINE TREE) was invited to speak at the…
Source: Bloomberg09/09/2010 – Australian rice production may triple next harvest boosted by a rebound in planting as water supplies rise following years of drought, growers say. “Conservatively, we are all talking in the range of about 600,000 tons,” Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia Executive Director Ruth Wade said from Leeton, New South Wales. Production from the crop harvested…
Source: Stabroek News08/09/2010 – General Secretary of the Rice Producers Association (RPA) Dharamkumar Seeraj has urged Essequibo Coast rice farmers to look towards drying and storing their paddy for export as this will allow them to move away from dependence on millers.
Source: Stabroek news07/09/2010 – Suriname is hoping to boost its once thriving rice industry by closely working with Guyana, its President Desi Bouterse said yesterday. Bouterse met President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday, and following the meeting told reporters that the two pledged to collaborate in the area of agriculture. He identified the rice sector as one area…
Source: Stabroek news07/09/2010 – Suriname is hoping to boost its once thriving rice industry by closely working with Guyana, its President Desi Bouterse said yesterday. Bouterse met President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday, and following the meeting told reporters that the two pledged to collaborate in the area of agriculture. He identified the rice sector as one area…
