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Kogi VCDP Farmers Reap Bumper Dry Season Rice Harvest, Laud VCDP Support

Farmers in Kogi State, under the IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), are celebrating a record dry-season rice harvest, thanks to improved seeds,...

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Rice News in English

Gov’t cuts imported rice max suggested retail price to P45

The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced a reduction in the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice from P49 to P45...

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Maize News in English

Gujarat Ambuja Exports begins commercial production at its Greenfield 1200 TPD Maize Processing Unit in Uttarakhand

Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. has begun commercial production at its 1200 TPD Greenfield Maize Processing Unit in Sitarganj, Uttarakhand. This boosts the...

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Rice News in English

Japan Begins to Take Bids in 2nd Auction of Reserve Rice

Japan’s agriculture ministry has launched the second round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice, aiming to stabilize rising prices. Of the 210,000...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

World-first engine test to convert sugarcane into clean power

Wärtsilä and Brazil’s Energetica Suape II S.A. will conduct a pioneering clean energy trial using ethanol to generate electricity at Suape II...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

USDA: Corn use for fuel ethanol production at 457 million bushels in January

The USDA’s March report shows a 4% rise in corn use for fuel ethanol in January 2025 compared to the previous year....

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Islamabad : Millers deny sugar shortage, admit artificial price hike in open market

The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (Punjab Zone) refuted sugar shortage claims, attributing price hikes to hoarders and profiteers. The industry agreed with...

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Sugar News in English

Pakistan : PAC questions sugar price surge, criticizes ministries’ inaction

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticized ministries for failing to report on rising sugar prices, summoning key federal secretaries. It also flagged...