Rwanda – Rwanda targets rice surpluses by 2017
Source: Business Week24/03/2014 – Rwanda has seen continuous growth in rice production which indicates substantial reductions of imports of the crop by 2017.
USA – Minn. sulfate wild rice findings released
Source: AGWEEK24/03/2014 – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, on March 12, released its preliminary findings on how much sulfate pollution is too much for wild rice, saying a two-year, $1.5 million field and laboratory study shows sulfate above 4 to 16 parts per million can produce a chain reaction in the ecosystem that harms wild rice.
Nigeria – Olam boosts rice farming
Source: This Day Live24/03/2014 – Local rice farming in the country is set to receive a major boost, following the completion of arrangements by Olam Nigeria Limited to cultivate 6000 hectares of land for low land rice cultivation through irrigation in its expansive rice farm in Nasarawa State.
Philippines – Extension of rice acces pact seen
Source: Inquirer.net24/03/2014 – Philippine trade negotiators are firmly confident that all countries with interest in accessing our rice market would have endorsed by April the continued implementation of quotas over the next three years.
Philippines – 2013 rice production at record high
Source: Manila Bulletin21/03/2014 – Despite strong typhoons last year, Filipino farmers were able to produce a total of 18.44 million metric tons of palay in 2013 the highest ever recorded in Philippine history.