All posts tagged "Rice farmers"
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97Rice 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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185Rice 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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125Rice 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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156Rice 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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147Rice 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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145Ethanol & 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,...
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Philippines : Palay production up in Q2 2026
The Philippines’ palay production increased to 4.63 million tonnes in Q2 2026, up from 4.38 million tonnes a year earlier, driven by...
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Paddy growers of Karnataka’s ‘Rice Bowl’ advised to opt for alternative crops
Low Tungabhadra dam storage has forced Karnataka farmers to shift from paddy to less water-intensive crops such as maize, jowar, sunflower and...
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189Rice News in EnglishTamil Nadu farmers seek climate-resilient fine paddy varieties to reduce dependence on other states
Tamil Nadu farmer groups urged the government to develop high-yielding, climate-resilient fine paddy varieties to reduce dependence on imports from neighbouring states....
