A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has ...

An extension agronomist with University of Arkansas says a seed shortage and a challenging ag economy have farmers taking a ...

A farmers group on Wednesday said that the low import tariffs should be blamed for the decline in palay prices during the dry ...

Before leaving, Bakhodir realized that his native Khorezm region would soon cease to be suitable for rice growing.

In January, Indonesia’s food procurement agency stepped up otherwise routine buying from local farmers at a guaranteed price. It’s one of several rice-producing countries, including India, that has ...

promoted hybrid rice technologies to improve rice production during a Farmers’ Field Day in Solana, Cagayan. Hector Tabbun, chief of the Research Division, said the project aimed to introduce and ...

The FGN, in collaboration with IFAD, had empowered several farmer organisations with inputs in five out of the 13 Local Government Areas of the state in order to tackle issues of rice shortages ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has proposed to slap seasonal tariffs on rice to protect local farmers and manage the influx of imported grain. “If we have seasonal ...

Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan clarified his remarks on encouraging farmers to grow bananas, saying the government has no policy to replace rice cultivation with other crops. Mr Pichai said ...

was conducted on Tuesday at the International Rice Research Institute-South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC). The event brought together 70 progressive farmers from Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Deoria ...

The government will encourage rice farmers to grow bananas to supplement their income as rice prices continue to fall, said Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan on Thursday. Responding to a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) has filed a petition before the Tariff Commission asking that the 35 percent tariff on imported rice be restored ...