Thailand – BoT offers rice strategies
As the first step, the chamber suggested that the government reform plantation areas, as some are not suitable for rice cultivation and should be used for other economic crops.
Tanzania – SUBA BC – The rice variety with benefits
By increasing the local production of rice through the introduction of improved and new varieties, Zanzibar can reduce its dependence on imports, save money and create more jobs.
India – Rice and wheat maps of India: Rajasthan doesn’t eat rice, rotis a rarity in Manipur
Rice consumption has been falling in India, while the consumption of wheat continues to rise.
Philippine – Rice is a flexible crop – PhilRice
Flexibility is one thing that rice can boast of as a living organism, PhilRice Executive Director Eufemio T. Rasco Jr. said. This he noted in the midst of abnormal weather challenges that confront rice production.
Vietnam – Rice prices increase not benefit farmers
Rice prices have suddenly increased in the Mekong Delta over the last few days and profited traders but farmers.
India – India’s rice exports to U.S. expected to jump
U.S. permits shipments with traces of pesticide.
Philippines – Rice self-sufficiency goals stays
The Aquino administration is sticking to its drive for rice self-sufficiency, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said in a briefing.
Bangladesh – Climate change adaptation and prawn-fish-rice agroecosystems
This practice has been widely adopted by smallholder producers across 30,000 hectares in the coastal districts in southwest Bangladesh.
Ghana – Rice growers appeals for irrigation project
Members of the association noted that relying only on the weather for production is not enough as it is not reliable and often result in low yield.
India – High rice prices lead to reduced consumption
Survey finds monthly per capita rice consumption in cities fell to 4.49 kg 2011-12, from 4.71 kg in 2004-05