Monthly Archives: May 2011

Filipinas – Department of Agriculture expects to exceed rice output targets

Source: The Manila Times28/04/2011 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is confident that it will exceed rice production targets for the dry cropping season as more farmers benefited from better irrigation facilities.

Angola – Vice-governador considera mais valia produção de arroz na região

Fonte: ANGOP27/04/2011 – O vice-governador do Kuando Kubango para área de organização e infra-estruturas, Simão Baptista, considerou esta segunda-feira a apresentação do projecto de produção de arroz, denominado “Fazenda Agro – Industrial do Longa”, uma mais valia para o relançamento da economia da província e não só.

Bangladesh – Rice price hike in Bangladesh much higher than international price: ADB

Source: The Financial Express27/04/2011 – The Asian Development Bank has said Bangladesh’s domestic rice price growth is higher than that of the international price which underpinned the local inflation.

China – Government to mull raising rice prices, Ma says

Source: Taipei Times25/04/2011 – President Ma Ying-jeou said the price of rice had not been raised in the past three years due to the recession, but it could be raised in future.

Singapore – Singaporean to lead efforts on food security, poverty reduction through rice research

Source: Eco-Business25/04/2011 – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has appointed Singaporean Leo Chen Ian as the new executive director of the IRRI Fund, Singapore.

Thailand – Thai rice exportsmay exceed 9.5 million tons, Official says

Source: Bloomberg22/04/2011 – Rice exports from Thailand, the world’s largest shipper of the grain, may gain more than expected this year, boosted by strong demand from the Middle East and Asia, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

USA – Rice farmers recongnized for excellence in conservation

Source: Delta Farm Press21/04/2011 – The award recognizes “outstanding organizations or individuals whose partnership efforts significantly contribute to America’s enduring legacy of conservation on our working lands.”

Bangladesh – Dhaka developing world’s first vitamin-A rich rice

Source: BioScholar20/04/2011 – Bangladesh is conducting trials of what scientists claim is the world’s first-ever vitamin A-rich rice.

Senegal – Senegal achieves rice sustenance, plans exports, President says

Source: Bloomberg18/04/2011 – Senegal is producing enough rice to meet domestic needs and export the surplus, President Abdoulaye Wade said.