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EnglishSource: Physorg.com25/07/2011 – Scientists expect to soon be able to remove a chalk-like part of rice, dramatically raising global harvests amid rising demand for the staple, an international research outfit said Tuesday.
Source: gulfnews.com23/07/2011 – The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Humanitarian Foundation is gearing up preparations to carry out a nationwide programme to subsidise rice as per directives from President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Source: AgriLife22/07/2011 – Boiling temperatures have Texas rice producers simmering in anticipation as the crop nears harvest, according to state agriculture officials.
Source: Bangkok Post21/07/2011 – Many shoppers yesterday sought to stock up even though the Commerce Ministry has confirmed no shortages or hoarding have been detected so far.
Source: The Mainichi Daily News19/07/2011 – The government is set to conduct a nationwide survey on the use of rice straw as feed for beef cows, following revelations that such feed contaminated with high levels of radioactive cesium had been distributed in extensive areas across prefectural borders.
Source: CNN19/07/2011 – Scientists say they are close to identifying the genes responsible for the chalkiness of rice, knowledge that could lead to increasing yields of the staple crop, the International Rice Research Institute reports.
Source: Business World18/07/2011 – The country’s rice farmers, cooperatives and extension workers, as well as groups helping this sector can get growing and post harvest management tips online — especially this rainy season when the crop is more susceptible to pests — through the Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank (www.pinoyrkb.com) or PinoyRice, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)…
Source: The Examiner18/07/2011 – Erik Andrus considers himself a beer and bread man, but he’s had limited success growing high quality grains on his sometimes soggy swath of Vermont farmland. This spring, in an effort to turn a liability into an asset, he switched focus and began experimenting with rice.
Source: Bloomberg15/07/2011 – Rice shipments from Vietnam, the world’s second-biggest exporter after Thailand, may exceed the goal for the year as production increases and exporters aim for new markets, including neighbor China.
Source: GBN14/07/2011 – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says Ghana’s over-reliance on foreign imported rice is becoming a source of worry. “By limiting the importation of rice, the country will save money and invest in market development to increase productivity and expand growth. This is how most countries develop,” said FAO Representative in Ghana,…
