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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...

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Andhra Pradesh Govt Urges Farmers to Shift to Fine Rice Cultivation

Ahead of the kharif season, Andhra Pradesh launched a campaign urging farmers to shift from thick rice to fine varieties like Sona...

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How Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India are transforming rice farming

Feeding over half the world’s population and supporting 144 million livelihoods—mainly smallholders—rice is central to global food security. With demand set to...