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EnglishSource: Stock & Land13/04/2012 – This year’s rice harvest is in full swing, with farmers reporting a good, consistent result. Rice Growers Association (RGA) president Les Gordon said by the end of last week over 200,000 tonnes of rice had come off, with RGA still estimating a national crop a touch under a million tonnes.
Source: The Advocate27/06/2013 – Rice farmers have long worried about bugs, weeds and plant diseases, but these days the local rice industry is just as concerned about world markets, Washington politics and the growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly food.
Source: The Hindu Business Line27/06/2013 – The rice market is likely to rule around current levels without much fluctuation in the coming days, according to trade experts.
Source: Carnegie Science19/06/2013 – Cereals are grasses that produce grains, the bulk of our food supply. Carnegie’s Plant Biology Department is releasing genome-wide metabolic complements of several cereals including rice, barley, sorghum, and millet. Along with corn, whose metabolic complement was released previously, these species are responsible for producing over 1.5 billion tons of grains…
Source: Bangkok Post09/04/2012 – Five Asean rice-producing countries are likely to resume efforts at collaboration, but the private sector still doubts whether coordination can be achieved due to the great differences between the countries.
Source: Business Standard08/04/2012 – It is a genocide no one talks about. The “genocide” here is something we know by another name, for what Debal Deb is referring to is the Green Revolu-tion and the effect it has had on the variety of rice species now available. Deb has his rationale. “Before the Green Revolution, India…
Fuente: Reuters07/04/2012 – Myanmar plans to increase rice exports by almost a fifth to 1 million tons in the current fiscal year (2012-2013), owing partly to international help in reviving its agriculture sector, state media said on Saturday.
Source: Kaieteur News06/04/2012 – Rice continues to be one of the most primary agricultural products in Guyana and over the past few years the country has been able to benefit from good price arrangements for this commodity from Venezuela.
Source: Vanguard05/04/2012 – The Federal Government has introduced an additional charge of N26,000 per tonne for imported rice.
Source: OurWorld 2.004/04/2012 – Mountain rice terracing is practised widely in parts of the Asia-Pacific. Rice terraces are deeply intertwined with indigenous cultures, traditional practices and the ecology of many mountainous areas.