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EnglishSource: PUNCH04/02/2013 – The Federal Government’s insistence on procuring 100 rice mills for distribution across the nation raises serious concerns about our growth strategies. While the ambition to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production and processing is right and long overdue, direct involvement of the state in equipment procurement and running businesses is self-defeating. It may only…
Source: China Daily30/01/2013 – An heirloom species of this staple grain thrives only in a tiny pocket of East China, but scientists say its potential could be huge, Jin Zhu reports in Wannian, Jiangxi province.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek31/01/2013 – Russia exported rice at a record pace this season and is poised to become a “significant” regional shipper of the grain, according to the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies.
Source: Bloomberg30/01/2013 – Rice shipments from Thailand are poised to surge 15 percent this year to help the country win back the top-exporter slot as the government accelerates sales from its record stockpiles, an industry group said.
Source: Bloomberg30/01/2013 – India, the world’s largest producer of aromatic basmati rice, may miss a target to boost exports 25 percent this year as a rally in domestic prices curbs demand from buyers in Europe and the Middle East, a trade group said.
Source: Daily Democrat28/01/2013 – The green rice that delayed rice harvest this fall was most likely caused by consecutively cold night temperatures.
Source: Phys.org29/01/2013 – Consumed by 3 billion people, rice is arguably the world’s most important food staple, and one reason for its popularity is that rice can be grown under flooded conditions that suppress weeds, making cultivation easier.
Source: The Guardian24/01/2013 – UN general secretary Ban Ki-moon tells Davos that we must appreciate water more as World Economic Forum recognises the scale of the problem – but what is being done?
Source: University of Florida News28/01/2013 – Consumed by 3 billion people, rice is arguably the world’s most important food staple, and one reason for its popularity is that rice can be grown under flooded conditions that suppress weeds, making cultivation easier.
Source: Focus Taiwan28/01/2013 – Inspections conducted by independent consumers’ rights organizations have found that nearly 90 percent of the rice noodle brands sold in Taiwan are not as pure as their makers claim, sometimes containing even less than 20 percent rice.