Pakistan – International demand for Pakistani rice set to rise
A surge in demand from Europe and the Middle East has helped the price of rice increase by around 25% in the last one month, according to exporters.
Philippines – Colored rice
Growing organic rice in shades of black, red, pink, and brown can be profitable.
India – Wayanad farmers get rights for 10 traditional rice varieties
espite a looming agrarian crisis, farmers in Wayanad have become the guardians of critical agro-biodiversity by nurturing traditional rice varieties which are fast becoming extinct.
Ghana – Ghana to step up rice production
The strategies include the promotion of three varieties of rice, which are comparable in terms of quality with the imported ones.
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.
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.
USA – New UD study looks at adding rice residue to lower arsenic, improve crop yields
A new study by University of Delaware researchers considers how adding silica-rich rice residue — such as husks, straw and the ash of those materials — to improve crop yields and decrease arsenic uptake may affect the soils in which rice plants are grown.
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.