Basmati Rice Farmers & Exporters Development Forum has urged the government to act against steep and unpredictable shipping costs, warning that war-risk...
Rice farmers in Vietnam and Thailand face rising costs and export disruptions due to Middle East tensions and shipping issues via the...
Amazon signed a $30 million deal with the Good Rice Alliance to buy carbon credits from Indian rice farmers, supporting sustainable practices....
Indonesia claims rice self-sufficiency, ending imports of medium-grade rice and achieving surplus production within a year. The country is also self-sufficient in...
Rice prices jumped 10%—the biggest rise in over two years—driven by higher fuel and fertilizer costs linked to the Iran conflict. In...
India’s summer crop area rose slightly to 6.41 million hectares, led by higher pulses, coarse cereals, and oilseeds sowing. However, declining rice...
India’s summer cropping area rose slightly to 58.29 lakh hectares, but rice acreage declined sharply by 2.47 lakh hectares. Growth is driven...
India’s kharif rice procurement rose 6% to 463.06 lakh tonnes in Oct–Mar, with a sharp rebound in March. The government revised its...
Japan’s rice sector is adopting dry direct seeding to cut labor and water use amid workforce shortages. The method simplifies cultivation but...