Ghana – Ghana to soon be a net-exporter of rice
Local rice production has seen a 60% increase in Ghana, President John Mahama has said, adding that the country may well be on its way to becoming a net exporter of rice.
USA – Drought means less California rice, but good prices for rice that was grown
Source: Chico ER 28/10/2014 – Nothing about this year’s rice growing season has been business-as-usual. Some growers received no water. Others received most of their water. Some rice growers sold water. By the time all the rice acreage in California was tallied, officials say about 25 percent less rice was planted this year. Last year…
Philippines – Filipinos urged to stop wasting rice
Education Secretary Armin Luistro urged schools nationwide to actively participate in the observance of National Rice Awareness Month in November, saying the amount of rice Filipinos waste every day could feed 2.5 million people a year and adds up to more than P7 billion annually.
Guyana – Guyana announces record sugar and rice production
Guyana says it has exported 400,000 tonnes of rice, the most in the country’s history.
Japan – Japan’s ‘sacred’ rice farms rotting from inside
Shuichi Yokota may be the future of Japan’s struggling rice industry. – See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/japans-sacred-rice-farms-rotting-inside?page=0%2C0#sthash.WaVmFXNV.dpuf
India – Climate change may hit rice yields in Asia: IPCC report
Rural poverty in parts of Asia could be exacerbated due to negative impacts from climate change on rice production, and a general increase in food prices and the cost of living, says the report of working group two of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report.
‘Africa to expand rice production area by almost 50% to become global leader’
Africa’s rapid expansion of areas for rice production will be the fastest globally, in percentage terms.
India – India expected to emerge biggest rice exporter in 2015
India may become the largest exporter of rice next year amid higher demand anticipated from African and Middle East countries and competitive prices.
USA – Goodyear looks to rice waste to improve tire performance
Silica improves what is called rolling resistance, meaning vehicles need less energy to move and therefore burn less fuel. It also improves traction on wet pavement.
USA – Drought prompts experiments with rice straw
Typically considered an inexpensive, low-quality livestock feed, rice straw is getting special treatment this year, as more growers experiment with new ways of baling it to try to retain more of its nutritional quality.