Pakistan – Market for rice flour identified
Source: The News04/06/2013 – Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has identified a reasonable export potential of rice flour and advised exporters to opt for value-addition.
Myanmar – Myanmar rice exporters gain from soaring dollar
Source: Eleven Myanmar31/05/2013 – A month-long surge in US dollar exchange rates against Myanmar currency ‘kyat’ has benefitted rice exporters in Myanmar, but it has led to an increase in local rice price, businessmen said.
Bangladesh – Direct rice procurement from farmers stressed
Source: Dhaka Tribune31/05/2013 – With the Boro harvest coming to an end, farmers are expecting bumper crops this season but they are not sure if fortune will smile upon them, as every year they are deprived of fair prices for their products.
North Korea – NKorean farmers planting rice with bonuses in mind
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek31/05/2013 – North Korean farmers knee deep in muddy paddies across the country have a new incentive during this year’s crucial rice planting season: possible bonuses that are part of an economic shift echoing ally China’s steps three decades ago toward embracing capitalism.
Congo – USAID boosts rice farming in Botanga
Source: Ghana Web31/05/2013 – Rice farming at Botanga in the Kumbungu District in the Northern Region has significantly improved following the implementation of an agricultural project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Project aims to biofortify rice for improved nutritional value
Source: Phys.org29/05/2013 – With the aid of high-tech tools, Agricultural Research Service and collaborating scientists are closing in on the genes in rice that regulate the uptake and storage of important minerals—a pursuit that could bolster the nutritional value of this cereal grain crop as a staple food for roughly half the world’s population.
Israel – Evogene in Chinese rice enhancement collaboration
Source: Globes29/05/2013 – Plant genomics company Evogene Ltd. (TASE:EVGN) and Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd. (DBN) (SZ:220385) will collaborate on improving productivity by increasing fertilizer uptake and drought tolerance in rice. Candidate genes discovered and prioritized by Evogene for these key traits will be introduced into DBN’s pipeline for the development of improved rice. The companies did…
Pakistan – Pakistan rice export falls to 40 per cent
Source: Pak Tribune28/05/2013 – Pakistan’s rice exports have dropped by 40 per cent during the present financial year and the situation needs to be taken seriously, rice exporters said.
Taiwan – Rice genomics center opens in Taichung
Source: Focus Taiwan28/05/2013 – An international rice genomics center established by National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica was inaugurated Tuesday in Taichung, central Taiwan.
Thailand – Bleak future seen for Thai rice exporters
Source: Asia One28/05/2013 – With rice-importing nations becoming more reliant on their own production, and Thai prices remaining high, the Kingdom’s exporters will find it more difficult to win orders in an increasingly competitive global market. ASEAN rivals, in particular, are battling hard to increase market share, rice experts have warned.