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EnglishSource: msnbc.com30/05/2011 – The drought gripping stretches of central and eastern China has dried Lake Honghu into an expanse of exposed mud, stranded boats and dying fish farms, threatening the livelihoods of residents in Hubei Province who call this their “land of fish and rice.”
Source: IRIN 02/06/2011 – Most of us, when we worry about food prices, think short term – the price today compared with yesterday; the chance that the price will have gone up again tomorrow. But Oxfam this week risked some long term predictions, and came up with alarming results. They foresaw the steepest rise of…
Source: Delta Farm Press02/06/2011 – Farmers at the Southwest Louisiana Rice Field Tour on June 1 were told their rice crops could be affected by drought if they’re not mindful of water levels in their fields.
Source: Business Inquirer03/06/2011 – The Department of Agriculture has released P3.43 billion to fund the national rice program and help farmers increase their yield, Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said.
Source: Delta Farm Press31/05/2011 – If there was one positive from the poor-quality rice crop of 2010, it is that scientists were able to develop a better understanding of the effects of high nighttime temperature on rice grains.
Source: KPLCtv.com31/05/2011 – The Mexican rice borer continues its eastward migration from Texas, with monitoring traps detecting adults near Lake Charles, according to LSU AgCenter entomologists.
Source: Bloomberg31/05/2011 – Rice production in India, the second- largest grower, may climb as much as 7 percent to a record as normal monsoon rains spur planting, likely helping the country ease export curbs and potentially limiting global food costs.
Source: Reuters Africa28/05/2011 – Sierra Leone has suspended a 10 percent tax on imported rice and cut the price of petroleum products in an attempt to avert civil unrest over the rising prices of basic necessities.
Source: China Daily25/05/2011 – Severe drought is still haunting the rice-growing areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River despite recent rainfall and increasing releases of water from the Three Gorges Dam.
Source: New Era23/05/2011 – The Chancellor of the University of Namibia (Unam), Dr Sam Nujoma last week officially launched the rice-harvesting season.
