Taiwan – Rice fields outside the Presidential Office
Source: Global Voices25/07/2010 – On July 18th, Taiwanese farmers turned the grand boulevard in front of the Presidential Office into rice fields to protest against the Land Expropriation Act.
Bangladesh – Cultivation of short lifetime varieties to yield additional rice
Source: The New Nation25/07/2010 – An additional six lakh tonnes of rice could be produced in eight northern districts of the country if short lifetime varieties of rice are cultivated.
Guyana – Chavez offers to increase oil shipments to Guyana
Source: Caribbean Net News23/07/2010 – During Wednesday’s official state visit, Presidents Jagdeo and Chavez expressed satisfaction over the effective functioning of the petroleum cooperation programme under the PetroCaribe scheme.
Vietnam – Vietnam paradox: big rice producer must import rice
Source: Vietnam Import Export News Channel23/07/2010 – Vietnam is well known throughout the world as a big rice producer and second biggest rice exporter. Now, Vietnam must import rice and rice bran. According to HCM City Customs Agency, in the first six months of 2010, Vietnam imported $1.6 million worth of rice, a slight increase…
Guyana – Govt. flays Mahaicony Rice Mills over farmers’ payment
Source: Kaieteur News23/07/2010 – Government regulators of the rice industry are one step closer to making into law a 10% bond by millers to ensure that farmers are paid. It will be the latest offence launched by authorities in the face of growing complaints by farmers about outstanding payment from millers. The Guyana Rice Development…
Training opportunities in plant breeding at IRRI
Source: IRRIThe International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) conducts regular training courses each year. This is open to rice scientists, researchers, private, and non-government people who are doing rice and rice-related topics and/or whose mandate are those related to IRRI.
Thailand – Exports to focus more on value rice
Source: Bangkok Post21/07/2010 – The Ministry of Commerce and private firms involved in rice production and export have agreed on a new marketing strategy for the second half of the year, commerce permanent secretary Yanyong Puangraj said.
FAO provides free access to statistics treasure trove
Source: FAO09/07/2010 – FAO is granting free and open access to its central data repository, FAOSTAT, the world’s largest and most comprehensive statistical database on food, agriculture, and hunger, the UN agency announced today.
Brasil – Exportações de arroz continuam em expansão em junho
Fonte: www.novohamburgo.org12/07/2010 – Segundo dados do Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio – MDIC, as exportações brasileiras de arroz, base casca, alcançaram, no mês de junho, 82,5 mil toneladas. O crescimento substancial representa 81% em relação ao mês de maio, e de 13% sobre o mês de junho do ano passado. Os dados mantêm a…
Philippines – High-yielding varieties key to nation’s rice self-sufficiency
Source: Business Mirror15/07/2010 – Even without expanding areas planted to rice, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the use of high-yielding rice varieties would ensure that the Philippines would become self-sufficient in rice by 2013. “With limited or dwindling rice areas, the Philippines can still be self-sufficient and limit rice importation if…