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The Asia Rice Foundation's (ARF) Annual Rice Policy Forum 2018
2018-11-14 10:57:08 (UTC+08:00)
The Asia Rice Foundation (ARF) in partnership with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Stu...
READ MOREThe Adventures of Gabby Ghas
2015-11-23 21:01:03 (UTC+08:00)
The Adventures of Gabby Ghas” book was published in 2009 by the Asia Rice Foundation in cooperation with the International Rice Research Institute and the Philippine Rice Research Institute. The book is an excellent means of making young peo...
READ MOREAnnual Rice Forum 2010
2010-11-23 10:20:00 (UTC+08:00)
In 2010, the Annual Rice Forum was organized under the title of Adaptation to Climate Variability in Rice Production. It was held on 23 November 2010 at Drilon Hall, SEARCA, College, Laguna.
READ MORERice biotech link up brings gains to Hisparroz
2005-05-30 14:36:34 (UTC+08:00)
Food Navigator, 30 May 2005 Ambitious rice giant Hisparroz will link up with a gene discovery firm to bring new rice varieties to market and fresh gains to the bottom line, the Spanish group has announced. The Seville-based company, that has...
READ MOREWork on New Transgenic Rice Reported
2005-05-20 14:36:03 (UTC+08:00)
CropBiotech Update, 20 May 2005 International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications SEAsia Center (ISAAA) Tayyab Husnain of the National Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Lahore, Pakistan, reports on his work on &ld...
READ MOREIncreased pro-vitamin A content in rice
2005-04-01 14:34:57 (UTC+08:00)
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) April 1, 2005 Scientists from Syngenta reported improving the nutritional value of Golden Rice through increased pro-vitamin A content. Gol...
READ MORENew NERICA varieties added
2005-04-01 14:34:23 (UTC+08:00)
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) April 1, 2005 The latest batch of New Rice for Africa (NERICA) varieties were recently named by the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) Variety Nomination Committee, as base...
READ MORENew golden rice has 20 times more beta-carotene
2005-03-29 14:32:30 (UTC+08:00)
Daily Newsletter, Food Navigator March 29, 2005 UK scientists have developed a new genetically modified strain of golden rice that is said to produce 23 times more beta-carotene than the previous variety, reports Dominique Patton. The rice ...
READ MOREThai rice for Burma
2005-03-15 14:31:24 (UTC+08:00)
Bangkok Post, March 15, 2005 DONATION: Thailand last week donated 1,000 tonnes of rice to Burma via the World Food Programme, to help revenue-depleted Shan areas due to the opium reduction scheme, the Thai embassy in Rangoon said. The ...
READ MOREChina to grow “safe” GM Rice
2005-03-11 14:30:41 (UTC+08:00)
Reuters, Hong Kong Bangkok Post, March 11, 2005 As early as this year, China could start commercial production of a new breed of genetically engineered rice. If adopted, it would be the world’s first large-scale plantation...
READ MOREJapan plans to buy 110,000 tonnes wheat
2005-03-09 14:29:50 (UTC+08:00)
Reuters, Tokyo Business Day, March 9, 2005 Japan’s Agriculture Ministry said yesterday it planned to buy 110,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 1 million tones of feed barley in the fiscal year beginning in April at five import ten...
READ MORERice e-auctions planned
2005-03-05 14:28:53 (UTC+08:00)
Bangkok Post, March 5, 2005 The Rice Policy Committee will use an electronic auction method for selling rice from the government's stocks, according to Deputy Prime Minister Phinij Jarusombat. He said the new method, increasingly i...
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