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EnglishSource: Manila Bulletin21/03/2014 – Despite strong typhoons last year, Filipino farmers were able to produce a total of 18.44 million metric tons of palay in 2013 the highest ever recorded in Philippine history.
Source: Phys.org19/03/2014 – In a world facing the challenges of climate change, demographic boom and deficit in food resources, the word “sustainable” and the concept behind it become increasingly relevant. Sustainability in the way humanity uses available resources is key to a brighter and greener future.
Source: Farmers Weekly17/03/2014 – Without knowing the details, the suggestion of using rice to help control potato cyst nematode (PCN) sounds more of an April Fool’s Day spoof than good technical advice.
Source: Business Recorder17/03/2014 – Vietnam has approved a rice stockpiling plan under which local firms will get soft loans to buy paddy from now to the end of April – a move that will tighten supplies in the world’s No.2 exporter of the grain after India and help boost prices.
Source: New Straits Times17/03/2014 – The Farmers’ Organisation Authority (LPP) will introduce aerobic rice cultivation at dry padi fields which uses sprinkler irrigation here.
Source: Myanmar Times17/03/2014 – With Myanmar expected to gain access to new markets with the lifting of tariffs, rice farmers are likely to begin diversifying where they choose to export goods, creating more sustainability in an industry currently challenged by smugglers in China, said Myanmar Rice Federation secretary general U Ye Min Aung.
Source: Tribune16/03/2014 – While many have been jubilant to see the dollar depreciate sharply against the rupee, rice exporters, who have achieved a significant increase in exports, are worried that they may lose their competitive edge over Indian exporters in the international market.
Source: WDIO14/03/2014 – A 1973 law protects wild rice waters in Minnesota. It limits the amount of something called sulfates, to 10 mg/L, in water where wild rice grows.
Source: PUNCH14/03/2014 – Barely a year to the target set for Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in rice production, the Federal Government and other relevant stakeholders are optimistic that the nation will meet the deadline.
Source: The Nation12/03/2014 – Faced with growing threats to rice production, countries in Asia and the Pacific are engaging in a regional rice strategy, initiated by FAO last year at the request of member states, and further discussed during a side event at the organisation’s 32nd regional conference for Asia and the Pacific, held from March…