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EnglishSource: Reuters22/04/2013 – Thailand has postponed indefinitely a tender to sell up to half-a-million tonnes of rice from bulging stockpiles as it tries to avoid low prices against the backdrop of rising world supplies, a senior Commerce Ministry official said on Monday.
Source: Nation22/04/2013 – Public sector institutes like Rice Research Institutes of Kala Shah Kaku and Dokri have failed to develop new successful and popular hybrid rice varieties during the last several decades of their existence.
Source: The Times of India20/04/2013 – Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), the premier rice research centre in the country, has developed six new high-yielding varieties of rice. The new varieties of rice, yet to be christened, were recently identified by the central variety identification committee, informed director of the institute Trilochan Mohapatra.
Source: Zambia Daily Mail19/04/2013 – Various stakeholders have welcomed the proposed Chinese investment in rice production in the wetlands of Western Province, saying it will boost the sector and promote value addition.
Source: The Hindu18/04/2013 – Campaigns and movements to conserve rice, which is a dietary staple for Indians, have taken many researchers to the roots of our culture and civilisation. Indigenous rice varieties are being identified, popularised and conserved through seed banks and cultivation and sharing of experiences and seeds. Real-life stories of such sustained efforts are…
