Nigeria – Nigeria targets rice exports by 2017
Source: Oryza10/02/2014 – Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Agriculture hopes the increase in the milling capacity of rice in the country will help the nation become a net exporter of rice by 2017.
Thailand – Rice farmers in Thailand urge stockpile sales to meet payments
Source: Bloomberg05/02/2014 – Record reserves of rice accumulated by the Thai government under a state-buying program should be sold off to raise funds to make delayed payments to farmers, a growers’ leader said.
India – As rice bran oil gains traction, output rises
Source: The Hindu Business Line05/02/2014 – Even as consumer awareness remains a challenge for the rice bran oil, India’s rice bran oil production is growing by about 50,000 tonne every year, informed industry leaders here.
Thailand – Asia and Pacific countries progress toward formulation of a regional rice strategy
Source: FAO03/02/2014 – Senior government officials and development partners from Asia met today to finalize a regional rice strategy.
India – Rice prices may gain a tad over next few weeks
Source: The Hindu Business Line03/02/2014 – The rice market witnessed a steady trend with prices of aromatic and non-basmati rice varieties ruling unchanged on Monday.
Philippines – Rice farming shunted
Source: Manila Standard Today05/02/2014 – The Aquino administration on Tuesday signaled a shift in its policy of rice self-sufficiency to encourage the farming of alternative, high-value crops even as the government struggles to curb rampant rice smuggling.
Nepal – Rice, pulses price up on short supplies
Source: República03/02/2014 – Prices of different varieties of pulses and milled rice have increased in range of Rs 2- Rs 10 per kg in the Kathmandu Valley over the past weeks.
Indonesia – Rice seedlings provided for Cirebon flood victims
Source: The Jakarta Post03/02/2014 – The Cirebon regency administration has provided hundreds of tons of rice seedlings in addition to efforts to provide fertilizer and pesticides aid to help farmers immediately replant their crops damaged by floods.
Philippines – Insecticides instigate rice pests’ attack
Source: Manila Standard Today03/02/2014 – Insecticides do not repel rice black bugs but instigate instead renewed attack by the rice pests, according to experts from the Philippine Rice Institute (PhilRice).
Taiwan – Taiwan develops rice cooker to make brown rice healthier
Source: Focus Taiwan02/02/2014 – The Council of Agriculture (COA) has developed Taiwan’s first domestic rice cooker to be able to create healthy germinated rice from regular brown rice.