The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau plans to convert this year nearly 2,000ha of unproductive rice paddies into fields where rice and aquatic species are rotated or perennial crops are grown.

The farm-gate prices for palay or unmilled rice in various provinces currently ranges between P12 a kilo and P17.20 a kilo, according to various groups—levels which, farmers have complained, are too low for them to eke out a decent income.

Major rice producers and exporters saw their after-tax profits last year increase around 15 percent against the previous year thanks to stronger domestic and overseas sales with higher export prices.

Pakistan’s exports of goods and services will exceed $38 billion in the ongoing fiscal year, which is for the first time in the country’s history, projected Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Chief Executive Arif Ahmad Khan.

Prices of rice exported from Vietnam rose to a two-month high this week as market activity picked up again following the holidays, while low demand kept Indian rates near a one-month low.

Growing rice in the traditional paddy field method takes a lot of water and area, and it is weather sensitive. Many individuals are therefore surprised to know that rice can be cultivated in Singapore.

Nagpur, Feb 16 (PTI) Police said they seized 40 tonnes of rice meant for supply under the public distribution system (PDS) and arrested a man in this connection on Wednesday in Nagpur.

Kellogg is spending $2 million on a program called In Grained that will help farmers in the Lower Mississippi River Basin reduce their methane emissions.

Rice farmers in five towns of Surigao del Sur can now benefit from a laboratory that will help eliminate pest infestation and rice farm diseases in the area, the Department of Agriculture in Caraga (DA-13) said Tuesday.

Thailand’s Commerce Ministry donated 10 tonnes of Thai jasmine rice to poor women and children in China’s Fujian province recently in a bid to raise awareness of Thai rice and penetrate the Chinese market.