Guyana- European rice investors eye Guyana rice
EUROCOM expressed interest in investment opportunities between the two countries, alluding to the high quality of Guyana’s rice.
Rice and palm oil risk to mangroves
Rice and oil plantations accounted for 38% of mangrove deforestation between 2000 and 2012, the research showed.
Viet Nam – Rice production grows despite harsh El Nino
Viet Nam’s rice production this year is estimated at about 45.2 million tonnes, 230,000 tonnes higher than the target.
Belize – Jack Charles challenges rice producers over prices
Despite official disapproval from the Government of Belize and rice producers in the North and South, importer Jitendra Chawla, better known as Jack Charles, will persist in obtaining Guyanese rice and importing it into Belize in time for Christmas.
USA – Rice farmers see better-than-usual second crop
South Louisiana rice farmers wrapped up their rice-growing season with an excellent second crop harvest.
India – Decoding Poverty: Nabarangpur produces enough rice for itself and more
Source: The Indian Express 26/11/2015 – Lebo Randhari sold 56 quintals of paddy from his four-acre field at Gobardhanguda in Nabarangpur’s Kosagumuda block last year, fetching him Rs 76,160 at the government’s minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,360 per quintal. This farmer from the adivasi Bhatra community is a beneficiary of probably the only…
Guyana – GRDB: Rice millers receive over $660M for rice supplied to Panama
GRDB said it has been working closely with all stakeholders to address the ongoing challenges farmers face in receiving early payment from millers for paddy sold.
Paddy-whacked
By meddling in the market for rice, Asian governments make their own citizens poorer.
Hare-grained
Subsidies and other protections for rice farmers harm some of the world’s poorest people.
Rwanda – Why rice is the most common nutritious grain of life
Both enriched white rice and whole grain brown rice are considered nutrient-rich quality complex carbohydrates and can be part of a sustainable, plant-based diet that promotes ideal health.