Liberia – Firestone Resumes Distribution of American-Grown Rice
4 years later the decision was revoque and the USA parboiled rice will have a come back
USA – Benton rice farm to hold transplanting celebration
A diversified small-scale organic farm to grow food in a smart way and integrate the community in the process
China – Fighting diabetes with new rice strains to help China stem growing scourge
The obesity-linked disease is on a tear in China, and rice – the country’s favourite staple – is showing up in studies as an important contributor.
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 – Missouri Rice: Fields Flooded, Farmers Waiting for Waters to Recede
A race against time in which water leads the pace
Liberia – CHAP Discloses Progress of Japanese Rice Grant Project
An alliance for rice farmers resurgence in Liberia
USA – Arkansas’ rice crop could see worst hit in 30 years if flood projections hold
No equal loss was experienced in 6 years