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Indian Farmers Boost Rice, Pulses Sowing Amid Normal Monsoon, Still Need $75Bn for Climate Adaptation

India’s kharif sowing rose 11% year-on-year to 26.2 million hectares, supported by a 15% above-normal monsoon. Rice, pulses, and oilseeds saw strong...

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West Asia conflict hits rice exports from U.P; farmers, millers suffer

Rice exports from Uttar Pradesh have collapsed amid the West Asia conflict, causing a 30% price drop and halted payments—particularly from Iran....

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Nepal : Surplus and low demand leave Kailali farmers struggling to sell Chaite Rice

Farmers in Kailali’s Bhajani face a market crisis as Chaite rice prices plunge to Rs 2,000–2,500 per quintal—well below the government-set rate...

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In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?

Japan is reversing decades-old rice policies to boost production after shortages doubled retail prices. A new plan aims to expand output and...

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Early rice harvest in full swing in Qinzhou City, China’s Guangxi

Early rice harvesting is in full swing in Banping Village, Kangxiling Town, Qinzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Drone images captured...

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Philippines : PBBM opens rice processing plant, turns over farm gears in Nueva Ecija

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inaugurated a new rice processing system in Nueva Ecija, boosting government efforts to modernize agriculture. The facility, under...

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Thailand Govt calls urgent rice committee meeting as paddy prices hit 17-year low

Thailand has called an urgent meeting of the National Rice Policy and Management Committee on June 26 after 25% paddy rice prices...

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Farmers increase sowing of rice and pulses as of June 20

India’s monsoon-sown rice acreage has jumped 58% year-on-year to 1.32 million hectares as of Friday, per the agriculture ministry. Pulses have been...