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EnglishSource: Joy online11/11/2010 – The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has refuted allegations that the country has raised rice import duties by about by 100 percent. Members of the Ghana–Cote d’Ivoire Rice Importers Association are alleged to have made the claim.
Source: Stabroek news11/11/2010 – Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud yesterday handed over more than $136M to the Region Two Farmers’ Group for paddy supplied under a deal recently inked with Venezuela.
Source: IRIN08/11/2010 – Rice-producing countries, farmers and scientists from around the globe have gathered in Vietnam from 8 November for the third International Rice Congress.
Source: The Economic Times07/11/2010 – Scientists from around the world meet in Vietnam on Tuesday aiming to ensure a steady supply of rice — the staple food for Asia’s poor — against threats that include climate change and urbanisation.
Source: Vietnam Business News05/11/2010 – Rice farming and export have great potential to continue growing rapidly in the next few years though there are a number of challenges ahead, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.
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.
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.
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…
Source: Stabroek News29/10/2010 – A significant increase in local rice production during the month of September coupled with various worldwide disasters that have affected global rice and wheat production, have created the prospects for improved prices for Guyana, according to the local Ministry of Agriculture.
Source: Vietnam Business News28/10/2010 – With a yield of 5.3 tonnes per ha per harvest, Vietnam now ranks top in rice productivity in Southeast Asia, confirmed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong.
