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EnglishSource: Science Blog12/04/2012 – As Asia’s monsoon season begins, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists warned today that rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia’s rice production and pose a significant threat to millions of people across the region.
Source: Stock & Land13/04/2012 – This year’s rice harvest is in full swing, with farmers reporting a good, consistent result. Rice Growers Association (RGA) president Les Gordon said by the end of last week over 200,000 tonnes of rice had come off, with RGA still estimating a national crop a touch under a million tonnes.
Source: Bangkok Post09/04/2012 – Five Asean rice-producing countries are likely to resume efforts at collaboration, but the private sector still doubts whether coordination can be achieved due to the great differences between the countries.
Source: Business Standard08/04/2012 – It is a genocide no one talks about. The “genocide” here is something we know by another name, for what Debal Deb is referring to is the Green Revolu-tion and the effect it has had on the variety of rice species now available. Deb has his rationale. “Before the Green Revolution, India…
Fuente: Reuters07/04/2012 – Myanmar plans to increase rice exports by almost a fifth to 1 million tons in the current fiscal year (2012-2013), owing partly to international help in reviving its agriculture sector, state media said on Saturday.
Source: Kaieteur News06/04/2012 – Rice continues to be one of the most primary agricultural products in Guyana and over the past few years the country has been able to benefit from good price arrangements for this commodity from Venezuela.
Source: Vanguard05/04/2012 – The Federal Government has introduced an additional charge of N26,000 per tonne for imported rice.
Source: OurWorld 2.004/04/2012 – Mountain rice terracing is practised widely in parts of the Asia-Pacific. Rice terraces are deeply intertwined with indigenous cultures, traditional practices and the ecology of many mountainous areas.
Source: The Nation02/04/2012 – After being hit severely by floods last year, Sandee Rice – Thailand’s leading rice packer – is now paddling its own canoe to rebuild its business, which is expected to recommence operations this month.
Source: Kaieteur News01/04/2012 – Dr Ashni Singh has reported an 11.3 increase in rice production. He told the House on Friday, that the rice industry extended its stellar performance of recent years with total production last year of 401,904 tonnes.
