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EnglishSource: Bloomberg Businessweek06/04/2011 – Kenya, a net rice importer, may double production of the grain over the next seven years after introducing a drought-resistant seed variety that thrives in drier environments, the Agriculture Ministry said.
Source: Channels TV29/04/2013 – A new group of local growers and importers of the commodity calling themselves the “Patriotic Rice Association of Nigeria, PRAN” said in Abuja on Monday that “massive and incessant smuggling of Nigeria had thrown the rice industry into turmoil with severe consequences for government revenues, the economy and future plans for rice…
Source: abs-cbnNews.com03/04/2011 – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is eyeing the Philippines as a site for the production of Basmati rice, Vice President Jejomar Binay said.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek31/03/2011 – Farmers in Arkansas, the nation’s leading rice producer, plan to cut the amount of rice they grow in the coming season and replace it with more profitable crops, according to a report released Thursday.
Source: Bangkok Post02/04/2011 – The National Rice Policy Committee approved a budget of 5 billion baht to buy up to half a million tonnes of paddy to shore up domestic prices that have plunged because of harvests in Vietnam.
Source: The Hindu28/04/2013 – It is just 10 days since the Rs. 20 a kg rice scheme was launched in the district. Over 19,000 kg of rice had been marketed through the 10 designated retail outlets in the city and in two other towns of Manapparai and Lalgudi. This is no mean achievement given that the…
Source: Nikkei.com29/03/2011 – The agricultural ministry is considering asking farmers in Fukushima and some other prefectures to delay rice planting for a few weeks amid growing concerns about radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this month, officials said.
Source: KBOI2.com26/03/2011 – The rice paddies on the outskirts of this tsunami-hit city are ankle-deep in a black, salty sludge. Crumpled cars and uprooted trees lie scattered across them.
Source: SFGate23/03/2011 – Thailand, the world’s largest rice exporter, plans to reduce planting to curb pests and improve quality, an official from the Thai Rice Mills Association said.
Source: China Daily27/04/2013 – New super rice strains with an expected yield of 15 tons per hectare could be developed in three years, Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping said on Friday.