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EnglishSource: 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).
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.
Source: Journal Sentinel31/01/2014 – You’ve had it fried, boiled and “puddinged.” You’ve savored it in many varieties, including long-grain brown and white. So you think you know rice? Think again – when it comes to a versatile, nutritionally valuable complex carbohydrate, rice is a stand-out in the world of great grains.
Source: Vietnam.net31/01/2014 – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat spoke with Thoi bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about changes in agriculture and rural development in 2014.
Source: PUNCH31/01/2014 – The Ogun State Government has started the clearing of 250 hectares in Eggua, Yewa North Local Government area for rice cultivation.
Source: Oryza30/01/2014 – Global rice consumption will exceed rice production in 2016-17 and remain so in the next few years, according to the London-based International Grains Council (IGC).
Source: Willows Journal28/01/2014 – Pat Kennedy is not a popular man. As the water operations superintendent for Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, Kennedy had the displeasure on Monday of reinforcing what rice farmers already knew — that the 2014 drought could be the worst natural disaster for California crops in history.
Source: News Observer28/01/2014 – Rice is the most popular grain worldwide, feeding over half of the globe, according to the USA Rice Federation. In the U.S., consumption of this gluten-free grain has doubled over the past three decades, to more than 25 pounds per person per year. This is good news, as scientists report rice is tied…
Source: Global Post28/01/2014 – Per capita rice consumption among households in South Korea hit a record low in 2013 as people consumed more instant foods and other alternative diets instead of the country’s staple crop, data showed Tuesday.
Source: Wharton Journal Spectator22/01/2014 – Although Wharton County has received rain in recent months, it’s not enough to ease the drought, making water a hot topic on the agenda at last week’s Western Rice Belt Rice Conference.
