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EnglishSource: ABC News15/04/2013 – A small group of organic farmers in Indonesia are revolutionising the way the country grows rice and thanks to an Australian-educated entrepreneur, they have managed to tap into a lucrative market.
Source: China Daily11/04/2013 – New super rice strains with an expected yield of 14.9 metric tons per hectare will help China maintain its largely self-sufficient supply of rice, a staple food for more than 60 percent of its population, over the next few decades, experts said.
Source: BBC News10/04/2013 – Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe.
Source: The Asahi Shimbun11/04/2013 – Genetically modified rice may hold the key to a mask- and medicine-free existence for Japan’s millions of allergy sufferers. But the remedy is still some years away.
Source: The Hindu Business Line10/04/2013 – The bullish trend in the rice market continued with prices of a few aromatic and sharbati rice varieties moving up by Rs 50-400 a quintal on Wednesday.
Source: PhilStar09/04/2013 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is allotting P500 million over two years for loans and farm inputs to support hybrid rice farmers.
Source: Manila Bulletin07/04/2013 – The country’s bid to become rice self-sufficient may not be realized yet. Just recently, the Philippines government signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on rice trade with the Kingdom of Cambodia to pave the way for the National Food Authority (NFA) to import rice from that country for the next two years.
Source: The Gleaner06/04/2013 – Fourteen years ago, scientists developed a genetically engineered version of rice that would promote the production of vitamin A to counter blindness and other diseases in children in developing countries. In a few months, the Philippines will become the first country to start giving ‘golden rice’ out to its farmers. Bangladesh and…
Source: Arab News06/04/2013 – Saudi Arabia is facing a rice shortage and price hikes because of rising local demand in exporting countries, such as India, and soaring import costs, according to market sources.
Source: MercuryNews.com03/04/2013 – Alongside a flooded field of rice stubble, Jacob Katz dipped a fish net into turbid water and came up with a half dozen or so silvery juvenile salmon.
