USA – Echo Shaw Elementary students find it’s nice to earn rice — and learn at the same time
Source: Oregon Live23/05/2012 -Alejandro Alvarez wants his fourth-grade students at Echo Shaw Elementary in Cornelius to know their multiplication tables.
Philippines – Jan.-Sept. rice output may exceed 11 M tons
Source: PhilStar.com22/05/2012 – Rice production for January-September period could reach 11.25 million metric tons, up 4.7 percent on year, thanks to favorable weather, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) said today.
North Koreans in rice belt starve to death: report
Source: The Raw Story21/05/2012 – Food shortages have worsened even in North Korea’s southwestern rice belt and some residents have starved to death there, a Seoul-based online newspaper said Monday.
Ghana – New standards for local-rice production by the end of the year
Source: Ghana Web19/05/2012 – The Ghana Rice Inter-professional Body, GRIB is stepping up efforts to introduce new standards for the production of local-rice by the end of the year.
India – Rice shellers force farmers to return to PAU paddy varieties
Source: The Indian Express20/05/2012 – After trying paddy seed developed by universities outside Punjab, farmers are now back to using paddy varieties developed by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) in Ludhiana.
Australia – Canny grain growers let nature take its course
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald20/05/2012 – Farmers who decided to grow rice by relying solely on rainfall are beginning to reap the benefits of their foresight.
Sri Lanka – Adding rice farmers to the Rio+20 agenda
Source: IPS16/05/2012 – The year 2011 was one of extremes for the small Sri Lankan village of Verugal.
Nigeria – Jonathan now eats locally produced rice from Abakaliki – Maku
Source: Vanguard18/05/2012 – President Goodluck Jonathan now eats locally produced rice and bread made from cassava as part of efforts to encourage indigenous production and stop capital flight, says Minister of Information Labaran Maku.
Rice production grows, but not everywhere
Source: Voice of America14/05/2012 – The United Nations is expecting the world to harvest more rice in twenty twelve than was produced last year. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says the world rice harvest should rise almost two percent, mainly because of increased production in Asia. Large gains are expected for Bangladesh, Burma, China,…
Guyana – Rice farmers protest non-payment of monies by Mahaicony Rice Mills
Source: Kaieteur News14/05/2012 – Rice farmers along the Essequibo Coast are calling on Government to intervene in the matter where the Mahaicony Rice Mills (MRL) is yet to pay outstanding sums owed to them.