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EnglishSource: The Daily Yomiuri 15/05/2012 – Following the central government’s decision in April to lift the evacuation order for the village of Kawauchi, residents have begun growing rice–even though most of the rice will be discarded.
Source: StarTribune14/05/2012 – A bitterly contested rule established decades ago to protect Minnesota’s wild rice from pollution that comes primarily from mining has been upheld by a Ramsey County District Court.
Source: Kaieteur News12/05/2012 – Rice farmers from across Region Two staged a protest over millions of dollars owed to them for the past two years, by Mahaicony Rice Mills Ltd.
Source: Bloomberg09/05/2012 – India, the largest rice grower after China, is poised to rival Vietnam as the world’s biggest shipper, ending Thailand’s 30-year reign, after favorable weather and higher government prices boosted the harvest to a record.
Source: New Agriculturist05/2012 – “Before there was nothing – it was very dry,” farmer Victor Beltran recalls. “Now we have maize, sorghum, beans, as well as pasture.” While his neighbour’s land remains dusty and unproductive, Beltran has transformed his farm after volunteering to be part of a Nicaraguan pilot project to capture and store rainwater for…
Source: The Hindu Business Line07/05/2012 – Rice prices have begun to rally again on prospects another two million tonnes of the foodgrain being exported in the next 2-3 months.
Source: The Hindu Business Line07/05/2012 – The weakening rupee has made Indian rice more competitive globally and exporters feel that such a trend would help them expand markets.
Source: Times Live06/05/2012 – Japan has long been renowned for its high-quality rice production, with the white grain not only forming a staple part of the nation’s diet, but also playing a significant cultural role.
Source: Barron’s05/05/2012 – Bad news: That cheap bowl of rice you were counting on to stretch your paycheck may soon get pricey. Good news: You’ll be able to profit off the coming move, although you’ll need to be nimble.
Source: Chicago Tribune04/05/2012 – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has committed P5 million for the restoration of the world-renowned Rice Terraces of the Philippines in Ifugao province.
