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EnglishSource: IPP Media04/05/2013 – The recent government decision to allow free importation of rice and sugar has been praised by some Dar es Salaam communities while others blame traders for influencing the decision to be taken.
Source: The Washington Post04/05/2013 – Guyana says it will resume rice shipments to neighboring Venezuela following the renewal of a $130 million rice-for-oil deal between the two South American countries.
Source: NPR03/05/2013 – It’s a captivating story: A global rice-growing revolution that started with a Jesuit priest in Madagascar, far from any recognized center of agricultural innovation. Every so often, it surfaces in the popular media — most recently in The Guardian, which earlier this year described farmers in one corner of India hauling in gigantic rice harvests without resorting…
Source: Sun Star04/05/2013 – Thousands of hectares will be planted with rice in the city as soon as the planned rice expansion gets a green light, an official said Friday.
Source: The Hindu Business Line03/05/2013 – The non-basmati varieties of rice are expected to witness an uptrend in prices soon on the back of improved buying interest.
Source: Bangkok Post03/05/2013 – The Thai baht’s rally to the highest level in 16 years is hindering exports from the world’s biggest rice shipper, curbing the government’s efforts to diminish record state stockpiles and threatening to increase its losses.
Source: Bangkok Post03/05/2013 – The Thai baht’s rally to the highest level in 16 years is hindering exports from the world’s biggest rice shipper, curbing the government’s efforts to diminish record state stockpiles and threatening to increase its losses.
Source: 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.
