Source: ChiniMandi The recently held Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 here in the national capital’s Bharat Mandapam had brought together thousands of farmers,
By Kaori Kaneko KISARAZU, Japan (Reuters) -At a farmer’s market not far from Tokyo, more than 100 shoppers queued for a chance to get a kilo or so of Japanese rice for 500 yen
While Japan is aiming to increase its food self-sufficiency, both its farmland and number of farmers are in decline. In 2024, Japan’s total farmland covered an area of 4.3
Once one of the world’s poorest countries, the Republic of Korea is now a booming success story – and one of WFP’s top food aid donors. Kun Li, Farhana Shahnaz, and
By Giselle P. Jordan FARMERS’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) on Sunday bewailed the government’s refusal to restore the 35-percent tariffs on imported rice.
THE PHILIPPINES and South Korea have inaugurated new rice seed processing and cold storage facilities at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the Science City of
FE REPORT After achieving a record procurement in the last Boro season, the government has decided to buy 0.7 million tonnes of rice and paddy from the local sources during the
Technological advances transform agriculture and food security. By Javier Blas In a world worried about looming food shortages triggered by the climate crisis, the collapse in
(People’s Daily Online) During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), China has vigorously advanced its seed industry revitalization initiative. The effort has