Thailand and Vietnam are racing for second place as the world’s top rice exporter this year, as India, although still in first place, could see a significant drop in rice exports year on year due to internal policies, the Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA) said on Tuesday. Statistics for the first quarter of 2024 revealed […] The post Thailand and Vietnam battle it out for rice export ranking appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

Various researches have been conducted for some time to introduce a variety of rice that can be cultivated in this country for the production of Basmati rice. But it was not possible to develop a successful rice variety that could be used as a substitute for Basmati rice But by now the Batalagoda Rice Research […] The post Batalagoda basmati rice research is successful appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

The 10-year-old rice is kept in the Kitttichai Warehouse, Building 2, Prasat District, Surin Province.BANGKOK – The rice-pledging scheme, which was once a political controversy that led to the fall of the Yingluck Shinawatra government, has once again become a political issue and has reignited debates about whether rice from years ago is still edible today. […] The post GOVERNMENT PUSHES THROUGH POLITICAL DRAMA, AIMS TO EXPORT 10-YEAR-OLD RICE appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

By Gbenga Oloniniran The Lagos State Government has said its partnership with Niger State is to boost rice production. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Dr. Oluwarotimi Fashola, on Tuesday, said the government, through its Rice Mill Initiative, was partnering with different states in Nigeria to sustain the availability of paddy production and enhance […] The post Lagos-Niger partnership to boost rice production- Govt appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with ETH Zurich and Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), have achieved a significant advance in the fight against vitamin B1 deficiency, frequently associated with a rice-based diet. Their results, published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal, could help solve a major public health problem in regions where rice is the staple food. Most […] The post Biofortified rice to combat vitamin B1 deficiency appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

The agricultural experts have advised farmers to prepare their lands and start cultivation of rice crop from May 20 for getting bumper yield FAISALABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 8th May, 2024) The agricultural experts have advised farmers to prepare their lands and start cultivation of rice crop from May 20 for getting bumper yield. […] The post Farmers Advised To Start Rice Cultivation From May 20 appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

SENATOR Maria Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos on Wednesday pushed for the extension of the P10-billion aid for farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) up to 2031 to equip them with state-of-the-art farming technology and to modernize the rice industry. “After six years, the tax did not go to the farmers,” she said in […] The post Imee: Extend aid to rice farmers appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

CTIC, Ducks Unlimited partner to host conservation workshop. Recently, the Conservation Technology Information Center announced an upcoming workshop, Farming the Flyways, at part of their Conservation in Action tour. This interactive opportunity will take place at the Ducks Unlimited headquarters, June 10, in Memphis, Tenn. DUCKS UNLIMITED At a Glance Waterfowl hunting and rice farming naturally […] The post Waterfowl and Delta agriculture, upcoming event appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

Indonesia is the third-largest producer of rice in the world but isn’t self-sufficient, having to import the grain every year to make up for the shortfall. Farmers in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, on May 2, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Danang Wisanggeni) JAKARTA: Rice planting is set to be a new area of cooperation for Indonesia and China, […] The post China’s hybrid rice might be Indonesia’s latest solution to improving its food security, but at what costs? appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more

Synopsis According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, India, the world’s largest rice exporter, implemented export restrictions, including banning broken rice exports and imposing additional duties on non-basmati white rice outflows in August 2022. The Asian rice market is on edge as top exporters brace for a possible tender from Indonesia’s state purchasing agency, Bulog, in […] The post India’s export restrictions propel global rice prices: Asian exporters brace for Indonesia tender surge appeared first on Rice News Today ..read more