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EnglishSource: The Mainichi Daily News13/08/2011 – The government has come under mounting pressure to ensure food safety as consumers’ confidence in what they eat has declined considerably due to the ongoing crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.
Source: GMA News12/08/2011 – Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) forged an agreement to commission an $8.2 million research to ensure ample supply of rice for future needs of the region.
Source: Reuters11/08/2011 – Rice futures are normalizing after soaring on their debut in Japan this week on fears over contamination from radiation, and prices are expected to reflect physical demand and supply if more tests show the staple food is radiation-free, the head of the Tokyo Grain Exchange said.
Source: FirstPost09/08/2011 – Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today that rice production in India is likely to be higher in the present crop year (2011-12) as compared to 95.32 million tonnes in the last year.
Source: Delta Farm Press08/08/2011 – Resistance is proving the best defense so far against yield-stealing bacterial panicle blight in rice. “Panicle blight has been an increasing problem in Arkansas since 1995 when it heavily damaged Bengal and Cypress cultivars statewide,” said Yeshi Wamishe, Extension plant pathologist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
Source: Inquirer News06/08/2011 – Expect a “gold rush” soon for a Philippine-bred rice variety whose grains are golden and laden with the promise of helping curb Vitamin A deficiency that causes blindness.
Source: StuttgartDailyLeader.com05/08/2011 – Turning the wheel, Caden Davis navigates his way around a rice field. The son of an Almyra farmer was one of the many who attended the 2011 Arkansas Rice Expo and, along with his brother Case, tried out a tractor-driving simulator.
Source: PhilStar.com04/08/2011 – The Philippine government has released P1.44 billion ($34 million) for its rice subsidy program benefiting 678,621 small-scale farmers and fishermen in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said today.
Source: The Nation01/08/2011 – To strengthen Thailand’s competitiveness in the short run, the country should focus on doubling yield from 460 kilograms per rai (2,875kg per hectare) to 800-900kg per rai. The next step would be to use high-quality seeds that can triple yield to a minimum of 1,000kg per rai from 460kg, said Anek Silapapun,…
Source: smartplanet01/08/2011 – Local authorities in Japan are working to determine whether the country’s traditional staple crop is contaminated with unsafe levels of radioactive cesium.