Daily Archives: November 4, 2010

Africa – Africa Rice lança projeto para 3 países africanos

Fonte: Panapress02/11/2010 –  O Centro de Arroz para África (Africa Rice) lançou em Dakar um projeto destinado a aumentar a produção da cultura de arroz no Burkina Faso, no Mali e no Senegal nos próximos cinco anos.

Namibia – Farmers get rice milling machines

Source: New Era01/11/2010 – Rice farmers in the northern regions can now move a step towards food security as they are now able to mill their first crop yield. This has been made possible by the University of Namibia, which secured milling machines for them.

Guyana – Rice farmers now selling directly to Venezuela

Source: Kaieteur News31/10/2010 – Confidence in the Venezuelan rice market has risen considerably with farmers now clamouring to grab a foothold, authorities say. The disclosure was made yesterday as several rice farmers from Essequibo and Berbice took up an invitation to fill what has been described as a lucrative quota of rice and paddy for the…