Rice in focus: Asia’s top staple sees renewed demand and applicability amid skyrocketing wheat prices
Cost of rising rice demandHowever, as rice demands increase, so do prices. Increased rice use is also leading to unintended consequences, as countries like Liberia are experiencing a rice shortage,
Published on: 11/10/2022Category:
“Name of the variety should be written on rice sack”
Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam has the name of the variety should be written on the sack while bagging the rice at the rice mill. No rice can be sold
Published on: 06/10/2022Category:
Set up new rice research centre to break private sector monopoly
The government should set up a hybrid paddy research facility alongside the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) to break the private sector’s monopoly on the seed market and increase rice
Published on: 25/09/2022Category:
Import duty cut: Truckloads of rice enter via land ports
Truckloads of rice from India started crossing into Bangladesh through land ports a day after the government slashed import duty on the staple. On Sunday, the government cut regulatory duty
Published on: 11/09/2022Category: