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EnglishSource: Business Recorder04/08/2013 – Thai exporters left forecast for 2013 rice shipments unchanged at 6.5 million tonnes on Wednesday, citing thin demand from traditional buyers, even though the government was releasing grain from state warehouses. Thailand exported 6.9 million tonnes in 2012 from a record 10.6 million tonnes in 2011. Demand dropped last year after…
Source: Voice of America02/08/2013 – Scientists have identified a gene that helps rice plants produce grain even during drought conditions.
Source: The Nation01/08/2013 – The Thai Rice Exporters Association has maintained its 2013 rice-export target for the private sector at 6.5 million tonnes worth Bt145 billion, down by 6.4 per cent from last year, saying there are many negative factors offsetting the short- to medium-term positive factors.
Source: The Hindu Business Line01/08/2013 – Rice market continued to rule flat as trading was lukewarm on Thursday. Prices of aromatic and non-basmati rice have remained unchanged since last weekend.
Source: Vibe Ghana01/08/2013 – Dr Henry Kofi Wampah, Governor of the Central Bank, has said increased production and consumption of local rice and the advent of gas production are alternative sources for sustainable exports and foreign exchange earnings for Ghana.
Source: The New Times01/08/2013 – Rice farmers in Nyamasheke District, Western Province, have appealed to government to help them access reliable and accessible markets for their produce.
Source: Diario Nordeste01/08/2013 – O tradicional cultivo de arroz irrigado nas várzeas do Açude Orós e do Rio Jaguaribe, neste município, na região Centro-Sul do Ceará, atrasou por causa da dificuldade de transferência de água para as áreas de produção. A Prefeitura de Iguatu atendeu à solicitação dos produtores rurais e contratou uma máquina retro…
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation31/07/2013 – Poor rural villagers in Bangladesh are now receiving rice fortified with essential vitamins and minerals, under a new joint initiative between the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Bangladesh, supported by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and global science company Royal DSM.
Source: Sun Star30/07/2013 – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Baguio City shrugged off earlier reports of rice supply shortage and unregulated price increase in NFA commodities.
Source: The Guardian30/07/2013 – The idea that a simple grain like rice could change the world may seem far-fetched. But as a growing population and climate change put pressure on a hot, hungry planet, rice is playing an increasingly important role.