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EnglishSource: Bloomberg04/05/2012 – Rice prices will probably remain under “pressure” in coming months as global production outpaces consumption for the eighth consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization.
Source: Voice of America03/05/2012 – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says the world rice harvest for 2012 should top the 2011 crop, mainly because of gains in Asia. It says the harvest should rebound in Africa, but fall in the European Union and the United States.
Source: National Geographic02/05/2012 – Climate change is predicted to cause more intense and frequent floods and droughts in Southeast Asia, threatening the world’s rice bowl and millions of people who live there unless preventive actions are taken soon, scientists warn.
Source: All Africa30/04/2012 – The district agricultural officer of Kirehe has blamed climate change for the unprecedented torrential rains that have caused severe flooding in the region.
Source: AfricaRice02/05/2012 – Excited by the work of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and its partners on the development of new stress-tolerant and climate-resilient technologies for major rice production systems in Africa, the Chair of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees Dr. Peter Matlon stated at the recent Board meeting, “We believe that rice research in Africa provides a strong case for investment.”
Source: All Africa02/05/2012 – MANY rice farmers in Zanzibar, of whom most are women, complain bitterly over the shortage of fertilizers and pesticides and herbicides for use on rice paddies.
Source: Prison Planet02/05/2012 – Unless the rice you buy is certified organic, or comes specifically from a farm that tests its rice crops for genetically modified (GM) traits, you could be eating rice tainted with actual human genes. The only known GMO with inbred human traits in cultivation today, a GM rice product made by biotechnology…
Source: Delta Farm Press30/04/2012 – Officials with the LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry met recently with representatives of the Kellogg Co. to work on details for a Master Rice Grower program that will encourage sustainable farming practices.
Source: Bangkok Post01/05/2012 – Thai rice exports fell by 63% year-on-year in March as the government rice mortgage programme pushed prices well above competitors such as India and Vietnam, according to a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Source: AJC29/04/2012 – The dreams of modern India rarely make it to Rayagada. The Indians of these eastern forests forage for sago leaves and wild mango to survive. Barely a third can sign their names. Most live without electricity. Many have joined a Maoist insurgency fighting to overthrow the system.
