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California rice farmers see record demand, so why are prices lagging?

2005-03-02 14:26:23 (UTC+08:00)

Press Release, Rice Producers of California March 2, 2005 California rice farmers are realizing record demand for their 2004 crop. Export numbers released this week from the US Department of Agriculture show that export demand for medium...

China seeks commercial planting of biotech rice soon

2005-03-01 14:25:23 (UTC+08:00)

International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) March 2005 After extensive field and pre-commercial trials in the past few years, China is expected to seek approval for the commercial production of it...

China still needs plenty of Thai Rice

2005-02-28 14:17:30 (UTC+08:00)

Reuters, Singapore The Nation, February 28, 2005 China will need to import large volumes of rice for a second year in a row in 2005 due to buoyant demand, but the purchases may be at least a third smaller than last year, a senior T...

Planting rice is never fun...

2005-02-28 14:16:43 (UTC+08:00)

Dahli Aspillera Malaya, The National Newspaper, February 28, 2005 AMERICANS throw rice at brides, process rice into certain kinds of beer, and consume mushy quantities of it in soups, the book Merchants of Grain tells us. But most ...

VN likely to bag bulk of rice order

2005-02-25 14:15:51 (UTC+08:00)

Business Day, February 25, 2005 Vietnam, the world's second largest shipper of rice, is likely to corner a big share of the 500,000 tonnes of rice being sought by the Philippines' next week, traders said on Thursday. They said Vietna...

Hybrid-rice use in Asia expanding

2005-01-27 14:14:59 (UTC+08:00)

C. Marquez, Jr. Today, January 27, 2005 More countries in Asia are shifting to hybrid-rice cultivation as scientists continue to introduce new varieties to meet the growing demand for food security parallel to the even-increasing population in...

Global rice production continues to decline...

2005-01-06 14:24:12 (UTC+08:00)

Rudy Fernandez The Philippine Star, January 6, 2005 From an output of 599 million tons in 2000, global rice production went down to 569 million tons in 2002 owing mainly to a reduction in the rice harvested area, Dr. He Changchui, assist...

Stricter rules needed on GMOs

2004-07-19 14:13:33 (UTC+08:00)

By He Sheng China Daily, July 19, 2004 Chinese scientists are calling for stricter regulations on genetically modified organisms (GMO) in China, saying the spread of the GMOs has become so rapid that the government must work out effectiv...

NFA assures public of enough quality, inexpensive grains

2004-07-18 14:12:52 (UTC+08:00)

By Armand M. Galang Manila Times, July 18, 2004 CABANATUAN CITY—Executives of the National Food Authority (NFA) in Central Luzon on Friday led surprise visits to hundreds of its accredited stores and Bigasan ni Gloria sa Palengke all ove...

Rising price of farm inputs beyond reach of farmers

2004-07-14 14:12:18 (UTC+08:00)

Ernie B.Esconde Manila Times, July 14, 2004 DESPITE the billions of pesos allocated by the government’s agriculture modernization program, the lack of an adequate irrigation system is still a problem for many farmers in Bataan and, ...

China wants tips from foreign agronomists

2004-07-13 14:11:07 (UTC+08:00)

China Daily, July 13, 2004 China hopes agronomists from the World Food Prize Foundation will offer more suggestions to China for its agricultural development, said a leading official Tuesday in Beijing. Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu...

New technique raises delta yields

2004-07-13 14:10:21 (UTC+08:00)

Vietnam News, July 13, 2004 Workers of Cuu Long Delta Rice Institute examine hybrid-rice at a nursery. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham Do HA NOI — A pilot rice-growing programme that adheres to what is known as the "three reductions, t...