All posts tagged "food security"
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135Rice News in EnglishGovt Climate Audit Flags 109 High-Risk Districts, Warns Of 47% Drop In Rice Yield, Says Union Environment Minister
The Indian government identified 109 districts as very high climate-risk zones and warned that rainfed rice yields could decline 47% by 2080....
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139Edible Oil News in EnglishBiofuel boom forces India to rethink its vegetable oils strategy
IVPA warned that rising global biofuel demand, climate risks and geopolitical uncertainty are tightening vegetable oil supplies, increasing India's import dependence. The...
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178Wheat News in EnglishIsrael expects record wheat harvest thanks to favorable rainfall
Israel is expected to harvest a record 140,000 tonnes of wheat in 2026, about 55% above the long-term average, following favourable rainfall....
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141Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishRevised rice policy will expand feedstock base for ethanol production: Joint Secretary, DFPD
At GEMA Ethanol Conclave 2026, the DFPD highlighted that India’s 20% ethanol blending has saved ₹1.90 lakh crore in foreign exchange by...
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147Rice News in EnglishBangladesh : Govt aims to raise food grain storage capacity to 3.4m tonnes
Bangladesh plans to expand public food grain storage capacity to 3.4 million tonnes within five years, despite stocks already exceeding the current...
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173Wheat News in EnglishChina targets grain production of 725 mln tons by 2030
China’s 2026–2030 Five-Year Plan targets 725 million tonnes of grain production by modernising agriculture with advanced breeding, AI, digital farming and mechanisation....
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170Rice News in EnglishIndonesia prepares 56,000 water pumps to mitigate drought
Indonesia will deploy 56,000 water pumps in FY2026 to mitigate drought and safeguard rice production amid climate change. About 11,000 pumps have...
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148Wheat News in English4.5 million tons of wheat unaccounted for as Pakistan weighs costly imports
Pakistan is investigating the reported disappearance of 4.5 million tonnes of wheat in Punjab as the government considers importing 1 million tonnes...
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131Rice News in EnglishChinese researchers achieve breakthrough in hybrid rice cloning
Chinese researchers developed a hybrid rice cloning technology achieving over 99% cloning efficiency using the newly identified HUAXU gene, enabling near-perfect preservation...
