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EnglishSource: OXFAM America24/12/2012 – When a massive earthquake struck Haiti in January, 2010, it shone a spotlight on the need to ease the dangerous overcrowding in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. So, after responding to the disaster with emergency programs, Oxfam shifted some of our focus to the countryside. Together with our partners, we ramped…
Source: Nola.com24/12/2012 – Louisiana’s harvests this year include record yields for at least five crops — corn, soybeans, cotton, grain sorghum and rice — and sugarcane, still being harvested, could be close to a record, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Source: Jakarta Globe24/12/2012 – Indonesia is facing a challenge of feeding its continuously rising population and one agricultural expert believes the answer may lie in switching Indonesians’ main diet from rice to corn.
Source: Dawn.com24/12/2012 – The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan has in a statement claimed popularity of hybrid rice in the country because its cultivation is giving increased yield per acre that creates exportable surplus.
Source: Science Daily19/12/2012 – A new process for blowing up grains of rice produces a super-nutritious form of puffed rice, with three times more protein and a rich endowment of other nutrients that make it ideal for breakfast cereals, snack foods and nutrient bars for school lunch programs, scientists are reporting.
Source: Bloomberg17/12/2012 – Thailand, set to be the world’s biggest rice exporter this year, may harvest a record crop as a government plan to lift farm income boosted planting, said the Office of Agricultural Economics.
Source: The Nation10/12/2012 – Thailand cannot count on its reputation for producing high-quality rice and charge too much for it, as the global market is highly competitive and consumers are more willing to accept slightly lower quality to save money on this staple food, Hong Kong traders and Thai exporters agree.
Source: The Hindu Business Line07/12/2012 – The rice market witnessed a steady trend, with the prices of aromatic and non-basmati rice ruling firm at previous levels on Friday.
Source: The New York Times05/12/2012 – Donald Benoit’s rice fields are pristine enough for a picture postcard. Long, straight rows of bright green grain protrude from crystal clear water, with not a weed in sight. But one thing looks out of place.
Source: Daily Dose04/12/2012 – After promising research showing simple rice bran hulls can boost a body’s ability to fight back against salmonella and other gut-attacking pathogens, a CSU research team got another $1 million to extend their work.