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EnglishSource: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Source: IPS16/05/2012 – The year 2011 was one of extremes for the small Sri Lankan village of Verugal.
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.
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,…
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.
Source: 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.
