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EnglishSource: Stabroek news06/08/2010 – Guyana’s rice exports for the first half of 2010 recorded a 26.5 per cent rise over the corresponding period last year due mainly to a significant boost in sales to European Union (EU) countries, according to the June 2010 commodity markets update issued by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Source: Stabroek news05/08/2010 – Payments are beginning to trickle in from the Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL) but it still owes farmers more than $200M, General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Jagnarine Singh says.
Source: Financial Times05/08/2010 – Few people doubt that the action, at least in economic terms, is going to be in Asia in the next few years. But if you’re a relatively developed economy within Asia, how do you take advantage of that?
Source: Kaieteur News04/08/2010 – Guyana is exploring the possibilities of introducing an internationally recognized labeling system for rice exports that will attract better prices for small farmers from overseas buyers.
Source: Stabroek news04/08/2010 – In 18 months Guyana may have its rice certified by the Fair Trade Organization (FTO), which should see farmers getting higher prices among other advantages, EU contracted International Fair Trade Expert Graham Young says.
Source: VOA news29/07/2010 – US agricultural organizations, state farm bureaus and the US Chamber of Commerce have joined forces in support of a bill that would ease the current US embargo against Cuba, allowing food to be exported to the communist-ruled Caribbean island nation. The bill, which was approved by the House Agriculture committee earlier…
Source: GhanaWeb28/087/2010 – Atebubu-Amantin District Assembly has embarked on commercial rice farming on 50 acres of land to boost internally generated funds.
Source: Phil Star26/07/2010 – Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said he is not aiming to simply achieve rice self-sufficiency for the Philippines, but more than this, work for the export of rice, particularly the organic rice varieties, within the next few years.
Source: The Seattle Times24/07/2010 – A simple bowl of white rice sits on a conference table inside the Seattle headquarters of global-health nonprofit PATH.
Source: GBN25/07/2010 – Stakeholders in the rice industry have held a forum to map out strategies for the formation of a rice value chain network to enhance coordination among the various players.
