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EnglishSource: All Africa02/05/2013 – Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that the Federal Government will provide subsidy for rice farmers in Kebbi State to improve commercial production of the crop.
Source: The Asia Foundation01/05/2013 – Cambodia announced two major bilateral trade agreements last month, with the Philippines and Thailand, that are expected to further expand the country’s rice export sector. Over the last few years, Cambodia has emerged as a major rice exporter in the region, due in large part to the Royal Government of Cambodia’s recent expansion…
Source: OneIndia News01/05/2013 – With normal rice at Rs 50 kg and agricultural output at a very low 3 percent, the Census figures on the decline of cultivators is scary. It is scary because rice is above Rs 50, cereals, pulses touching Rs 100 kg and vegetables are upwards from Rs 40 kg.
Source: Nigerian Tribune02/05/2013 – Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has raised the alarm over plot to derail 2015 rice sufficiency agenda of the Federal Government by some entrenched interests, disclaiming reports that Nigerian farmers cannot produce enough raw rice to feed the nation‘s rice millers.
Source: Business Inquirer02/05/2013 – The National Food Authority (NFA) is set to source 187,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam.
Source: The Times of India01/05/2013 – The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Monday night raided three rice processing mills at Ghoti about 30 km from Nashik, following complaints of artificial flavouring in basmati rice to enhance its aroma.
Source: KLFY30/04/2013 – Rice farmers in Southwest Louisiana are frustrated over a loss of crop to blackbirds and waterfowl. Steve Linscombe, Director of the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station, said he has seen this problem before, but this past year has been detrimental to farmers.
Source: Bloomberg30/04/2013 – Indonesia’s rice harvest, the world’s third-largest, may climb to a record for a second straight year, curbing the need to import grain, the United Nations said.
Source: Inquirer News29/04/2013 – President Benigno Aquino III reiterated his previous announcement of rice self-sufficiency in the Philippines by yearend when he went on a second campaign sortie for the local candidates of the Liberal Party in the Quezon province on Monday.
Source: Business Standard29/04/2013 – Fertilisers, crop protection and specialty nutrient products manufacturer, Coromandel International Limited, has signed an MoU with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for promoting and disseminating improved rice research technologies in India.
