President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday led the launch of the Department of Agriculture’s Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid (APP) ...

Last year shoppers looking to buy rice faced empty shelves. Rice is now available, but prices remain high: in March the cost ...

A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has worsened shortages. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from ...

Agritech startup Agrilever vowed to help the country’s agricultural sector boost productivity and improve resiliency by empowering small Filipino rice ...

Dry season rice farmers in Kebbi State have raised an urgent appeal to the state government and the Sokoto Rima Basin ...

Rice farmers in Bauchi State have been urged to embrace modern farming techniques to boost productivity and ensure a bumper harvest. The programme manager, Bauchi State Agricultural Development ...

THERE have been continuing commentaries on how bad our agricultural sector, particularly rice farming, has been for a long time now. Sadly, there appears to be no clear dramatic improvement in sight.

Rice is a pillar of Uzbekistan’s agriculture and cuisine. The climate crisis affecting the region’s two main rivers means that a shallower Amu Darya River is forcing farmers to leave traditional ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos has assured farmers that he will push for Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) amendments should he gain a Senate seat in the 2025 midterm ...

Cabatbat’s invitation came after Abalos called for amendments to the RTL, as the law supposedly harmed local farmers while failing in its promise to stabilize rice prices. “Secretary Abalos ...

there were more than a dozen rice farmers in his neighborhood in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. Now, he says, only three remain. “Rice producers don’t want to pass down an ...

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) pointed out the drop in international prices by the first quarter of March. “Palay traders are probably anticipating that the prices of imported rice will ...