Unmilled rice output forecast to hit record high this year
Despite the El Niño phenomenon, an official of the Department of Agriculture is projecting unmilled rice production to reach 20 million metric tons this year, the highest in the…
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Prices of essentials may fall to normal levels early next year: Bangladesh commerce minister
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said there is currently no room for price reductions in food items until the Rabi crops arrive in the markets.
Downtrend in sugar prices expected for Philippines
The Sugar Regulatory Administration said the average price of raw sugar was on the downtrend in the first two weeks of crop year 2023-2024, citing oversupply.
India agrees to sell rice to Malaysia
India is responsible for 40 per cemt of the world’s rice exports, and has approved the export of 170,000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Malaysia on Oct 18.
Philippines gets 295,000 metric tons of rice in best ‘special’ deal with India
All shipments will be facilitated via a government-to-government scheme by India’s National Cooperative Exports Ltd.
Activist group flays international lenders and govt., for making 5.3 mn Lankans food insecure
The organisation has called upon the smallholder food producers in Sri Lanka to join the Agroecology Movement to ensure food soverignty in Sri Lanka.
China’s hybrid rice aids global food security
An academic said hybrid rice has been planted in an accumulative area of 600 million hectares across the country, leading to an increased rice yield of more than 800 million…
Modern dried fish production around Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia changing lives
Recognising the shift in dried fish production, the CAPFISH-CAPTURE project imparts knowledge on hygiene practices, proper drying methods and food safety-compliant packaging to…
ASEAN steps in to resolve food shortage
With rice considered a staple across the region, ASEAN members comprise both key rice exporters of Thailand and Vietnam and top rice importers Indonesia, Malaysia and the…
Jokowi to import another 1.5 million tonnes of rice to brace for El Niño
The import will be on top of the 2 million tonnes of rice the government assigned the State Logistics Agency to procure from overseas to secure the government rice reserves…