Officials estimate that at least 50 hectares of rice fields in the province have been damaged and hundreds of hectares more may be impacted without prompt remediation.
The Rice and Grain Milling Entrepreneurs Association (Perpadi) welcomed the move, as rising production costs had made it difficult for mills to operate under the previous price…
Experts point to waning interest from corporate sponsors, especially SOEs that have “reallocated budgets” to programs more closely tied to government priorities, as a key…