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.
USA – Rice is nice: Five fun things you didn’t know about this great grain
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.
Vietnam – Rice areas to cultivate other crops
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.
Nigeria – Ogun clears 250 hectares for rice cultivation
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.