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EnglishSource: Manila Bulletin08/01/2012 – The National Food Authority said Friday it may hold a bidding next month for permits allowing private importers to buy up to 500,000 tonnes of rice this year, but added that actual buying could have started even before permits are awarded.
Source: Kaieteur News01/01/2012 – Guyana produced 40,000 tonnes of rice in 2011, which is some 11 percent more than in 2010 and is the highest ever recorded in the nation’s history.
Source: Science Alert05/01/2012 – University of Queensland scientists have discovered that an ancient relative of rice contains genes that could potentially save food crops from the devastating effects of global warming.
Source: KTBS.com06/01/2012 – Arkansas rice growers were beset by difficult weather last year and growers are being warned that the 2012 growing season will have its own challenges.
Source: Kitchen Daily06/01/2012 – Rice is more than just a side dish — it’s one of the most important and widely consumed food staples in the world. For many cultures, it’s not just a food, but a way of life. It’s grown throughout the world, especially in Asia, with China as the leading producer.
Source: Business Review04/01/2012 – Bayer CropScience is pleased to announce that the settlement agreements with U.S. long-grain rice growers in connection with the biotech rice litigation have taken effect. A sufficient number of now-verified registrations for the settlement program have been filed by growers to represent 85 percent of U.S. long-grain rice acreage, a threshold point…
Source: Oman Observer06/01/2012 – Thailand’s rice exports are expected to fall more than 30 per cent this year to about 7 million tonnes due to high prices, the Thai Rice Exporters Association said yesterday.
Source: The Hindu05/01/2012 – A notable announcement would have been made yesterday at this year’s Indian Science Congress at Bhubaneswar, Orissa. The rural, tribal belt of Koraput, Orissa which is rich in floral and faunal diversity would have been formally declared as the eleventh “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System” (GIAHS) by the FAO-UNDP-GEF group.
Source: Sun Star03/01/2012 – Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said Capitol is eyeing to make the province self-sufficient in rice this year and also plans to revive the aquaculture industry.
Source: BusinessWorld01/01/2012 – HYBRID RICE seed producer SL Agritech Corp. may revive plans to list on the local bourse this year — possibly in the fourth quarter — after it firms up its footprint abroad, the company’s top official said in a recent interview.
