Stage set for mega farmers union event in Delhi
On March 10, the farmer unions had squatted on railway tracks across Punjab in a bid to push their demands. The farmers’ primary demand is for a legal guarantee on the Minimum…
Agriculture
Oriental Mindoro town’s state of calamity shows El Niño’s impact
Local agriculturist Rommel de Guzman said that 325 hectares of onion and 539 hectares of rice had been damaged by the drought, with losses amounting to about P87 million.
Train traffic affected as protesting farmers resort to Rail Roko in Punjab
The farmers regret the inconvenience caused to the people but say it is in the interest of everyone as the majority of the country’s population are farmers and agriculture plays…
Women’s Work: Time to recognise their critical role in agriculture—and invest in it!
The underinvestment in women's economic empowerment has contributed to insufficient progress in advancing women’s economic empowerment and hindering women’s opportunities in…
Women outnumber men in farming sector
In the last two and a half decades, the share of male workers in agriculture, dropped 13 per cent whereas employment in the farm sector doubled. This gap was filled by an…
Spike in India’s export of agri products to Iraq, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and UK
The exports to Iraq, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, surged by 110%, 46%, 18%, and 47% respectively, during April-November 2023 in comparison to 2022. The expansion…
Rice prices begin to fall as Indonesian authorities probes cartel practice among traders
Prices of rice, a staple food for most of the country’s 270 million people, have soared more than 16 per cent since last year, when the El Niño weather phenomenon led to…
Prabowo optimistic about food estate program, self-sufficiency
Presumptive president-elect Prabowo is confident that the country could become a global food production hub in the next two to three years as Indonesia is an agricultural country…
Vegetable and fish farmers in Malaysia enjoy great yield with prolonged dry spell
At the bustling wet markets, vendors are all smiles as they enjoy stable or even dropping prices from wholesalers.
Cambodian ministry proposes security measures for value of rice amid declining prices
Experts examined the ongoing operations of local mills and rice exports to Vietnam, as well as the current harvest, and evaluated production at both the end of the dry season and…