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EnglishSource: Thomson Reuters Foundation07/08/2013 – A gene that gives rice plants deeper roots can triple yields during droughts, according to Japanese researchers writing in Nature Genetics this week (4 August).
Source: BBC News06/08/2013 – Scientists in the Philippines are weeks from submitting a genetically modified variety of rice to the authorities for biosafety evaluations.
Fonte: Exame.com06/08/2013 – A Cooperativa Agrícola Mista Itaquiense Ltda, mais conhecida pelo público como Camil, comprou sua primeira operação na Argentina. Trata-se da produtora de arroz La Loma Alimentos, com sede na cidade de Los Charrúas.
Source: Discover02/08/2013 – It’s been more than a decade since scientists first raised an alarm about arsenic levels in rice—an alarm based on the realization that rice plants have a natural ability to absorb the toxic element out of the soil.
Source: Voice of America04/08/2013 – Its 7am at the Yaounde city hall. The 2013 edition of the National Science and Innovation Expo has just opened. A man is making an announcement over the public address system. Government officials, scientists, and a curious public are all here to discover the work of the country’s top researchers. There…
Source: The Hindu Business Line05/08/2013 – There will be no customs duty on import of rice bran and rice bran oil cake from October 1, against 15 per cent currently, according to a Finance Ministry notification.
Source: Bangkok Post 05/09/2013 – Seven months into 2013, Cambodia’s rice exports have already surpassed the total figure achieved for the entire year in 2012.
Source: Business Recorder04/08/2013 – Thai exporters left forecast for 2013 rice shipments unchanged at 6.5 million tonnes on Wednesday, citing thin demand from traditional buyers, even though the government was releasing grain from state warehouses. Thailand exported 6.9 million tonnes in 2012 from a record 10.6 million tonnes in 2011. Demand dropped last year after…
Source: Voice of America02/08/2013 – Scientists have identified a gene that helps rice plants produce grain even during drought conditions.
Source: The Nation01/08/2013 – The Thai Rice Exporters Association has maintained its 2013 rice-export target for the private sector at 6.5 million tonnes worth Bt145 billion, down by 6.4 per cent from last year, saying there are many negative factors offsetting the short- to medium-term positive factors.