USA – WASDE Rice: U.S. Stocks Down on Decreased Long-Grain Production
Total 2017/18 rice supplies are forecast to decrease 7 percent from the previous year to 273.1 million cwt, primarily on the reduction in long grain.
Liberia – Africa Rice, SAPEC Train 30 Farmers in Rice Processing & Parboiling
Africa Rice and SAPEC complete an intensive capacitation in 15 counties
USA – A Lost Rice Variety — And The Story Of The Freed ‘Merikins’ Who Kept It Alive
This upland rice is a remarkable link between West Africa, the Gullah-Geechee sea islands of the American South, and the Merikin settlements of southern Trinidad.
Nigeria – Nigeria looks to boost rice production amid import bans
The goal is reduce poverty among smallholders and farmer by linking them to private, large-scale integrated processors, known as anchor companies
USA – Blast off: Insights could combat rice-infecting fungus
The research team finding could redirect existing efforts or stimulate new approaches to fighting rice blast disease.
Japan – Plasma protection for rice crops
An alternative to reduce infection rates between 60 and 90 percent and care for the environment
India – Bangladesh floods cut potential 7,00,000 tonnes of rice harvest
Besides the emergency aid, a farm rehabilitation plan is being worked out to provide free seed and fertilizer for the affected farmers for the next crop season
USA – Missouri Rice: Fields Flooded, Farmers Waiting for Waters to Recede
A race against time in which water leads the pace
India – Rice mill industry on revival path in Nizamabad
Government comes to their rescue by allocating 1,000 tonnes each for custom milling
USA – Reinventing Rice for a World Transformed by Climate Change
The hope is that these or similar genetic alterations could help rice and other crops survive devastating droughts, preventing food shortages in some of the poorest parts of the world. Ronald, a trim scientist with short brown hair, smiles as she looks down at the early results.
S2: Crops altered to survive harsher environmental conditions will be a crucial tool for helping “small farmers who produce in the more tropical environments, who will be the most exposed to climate shocks