Daily Archives: October 20, 2011

Guyana – Rice industry exceeded expectations in 2011

Source: Kaieteur News01/10/2011 – Under the theme “Sustaining food and nutrition security in Guyana”, Agriculture Month 2011 will be launched today. Focus is being placed on displaying levels of accountability in relation to commitments made to farmers and other stakeholders.

Vietnam – Vietnam rice prices jump to near three-yr high

Source: Thanh Nien 30/09/2011 – Vietnam’s rice export prices rose nearly 1 percent on Thursday, with the 5 percent broken grade hitting $575 a ton and is heading towards $580, which is the highest in more than three years, on demand from Indonesia and Mekong Delta flooding impact, traders said.

Rice breeding brings billions to SE Asia

Source: IRRI29/09/2011 – Southeast Asian rice farmers are harvesting an extra US$1.46 billion worth of rice a year as a result of rice breeding – the science that brings new rice varieties to farmers – by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), according to a new Australian report.