All posts tagged "Rice farmers"
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92Rice News in EnglishNashik: Centre Moves To Ease Rice Export Bottlenecks, Proposes ‘Green Channel’ At Mumbai, Mundra Ports
India is considering a dedicated ‘Green Channel’ at Mumbai and Mundra ports to speed exports of perishable agricultural produce. The Shipping Ministry...
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93Rice News in EnglishDrought scorches Italy’s rice belt as water supplies hit record lows
Severe heatwaves and record-low water levels in Italy’s Po River basin have forced rice farmers into rotational irrigation and crop abandonment. Although...
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88Rice News in EnglishNepal is growing more rice but losing indigenous varieties
Farmers across Nepal are replacing traditional indigenous rice varieties with imported hybrids to achieve higher yields, faster harvests, and disease resistance. Driven...
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76Rice News in EnglishIndia’s kharif sowing deficit dips below 2% as overall coverage rises to 88% of normal
India’s kharif sowing reached 967.92 lakh hectares by August 7, covering 87.6% of the normal area and narrowing the year-on-year deficit to...
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131Rice News in EnglishIndonesia says no rice imports planned for 2026 amid El Nino threat
Indonesia does not expect to import rice in 2026 despite potential El Niño-related production risks, with January–September rice output projected at 28.71...
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101Rice News in EnglishMalaysia intensifies efforts to strengthen rice supply, production
Malaysia has sufficient rice stocks of 1.237 million tonnes to meet domestic demand for at least six months. The government is supporting...
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129Rice News in EnglishIndian farmers may grow world’s first gene edited rice variety this winter
ICAR is set to sign an MoU with Corteva this month, paving the way for commercial release of the gene-edited rice variety...
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116Rice News in EnglishPhilippines won’t impose rice import ban; support to farmers in place
The Philippines will not ban rice imports despite the approaching El Niño, aiming to secure supplies. With imports reaching 3.3 million tonnes,...
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118Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishPunjab farmers, millers back ethanol blending as maize demand fuels income
Punjab farmers and rice millers backed India’s ethanol blending programme, saying it has created a reliable market for maize, improved farmer incomes,...
