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EnglishSource: Nikkei.com29/03/2011 – The agricultural ministry is considering asking farmers in Fukushima and some other prefectures to delay rice planting for a few weeks amid growing concerns about radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this month, officials said.
Source: KBOI2.com26/03/2011 – The rice paddies on the outskirts of this tsunami-hit city are ankle-deep in a black, salty sludge. Crumpled cars and uprooted trees lie scattered across them.
Source: SFGate23/03/2011 – Thailand, the world’s largest rice exporter, plans to reduce planting to curb pests and improve quality, an official from the Thai Rice Mills Association said.
Source: The Chronicle22/03/2011 – In its bid to promote local rice production in the country, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has taken a bold initiative to be part of a growing trend of purchasing locally produced rice to benefit local farmers in the country.
Source: GhanaWeb20/03/2011 – Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, has said the government was committed to developing the rice industry into a major income earner to contribute to rural poverty reduction.
Source: Kaieteur News19/03/2011 – The capacity of the country’s drainage system to offset any potential disaster during the current La Nina conditions when rainfall levels were very high is the reward of the significant investment by Government in the drainage and irrigation system.
Source: Manila Bulletin19/03/2011 – The National Food Authority (NFA) said yesterday it may seek bids this month from small farmers’ groups for the rights to import up to 60,000 tonnes of rice, part of an approved volume for private sector importers.
Source: Philippine Information Agency16/03/2011 – Ambaguio mayor Moises Amokla on Tuesday praised the National Food Authority (NFA) and expressed gratitude and appreciation to its allied government agencies for the provision of Iron-Fortified Rice or i-Rice that benefited many of his constituents.
Source: Manila Bulletin15/03/2011 – Months after the National Food Authority (NFA) froze the iron-fortified rice (IFR) program, the food agency has turned around and Administrator Angelito Banayo made a big splash by launching the I-Rice Program at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila Tuesday morning.
Source: ABS-CBN News03/08/2011 – The National Food Authority (NFA) plans to start this month its tender for the importation of 660,000 metric tons of rice, administrator Angelito Banayo said.
