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Vietnam rice augments local needs

2004-03-18 13:48:49 (UTC+08:00)

By Meryl Marcon Manila Times, March 18, 2004 THE Philippines has resorted to importing rice to meet growing local demand, while the agriculture industry continues to suffer due to financial constraints. Earlier, Vietnam was requested ...

Kalinga tries growth using hybrid rice

2004-03-17 13:48:01 (UTC+08:00)

By Roderick T. dela Cruz Manila Times, March 17, 2004 TABUK, Kalinga—Laya Valley, a fertile land overlooking the Cordillera mountain ranges, is fast becoming the hybrid rice seed capital of the Philippines, as farmers in this area embrac...

Vigan native cited for boosting rice research

2004-03-15 13:47:10 (UTC+08:00)

By Sosimo Ma Pablico Manila Times, March 15, 2004 VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur—Dr. Leocadio S. Sebastian, a native of this city who is now the executive director of the Philippine Rice Research Institute, has been honored by the Crop Science S...

Philippines nearing status as exporter of rice

2004-03-10 13:45:47 (UTC+08:00)

By Ayn Veronica L. de Jesus and Roderick T. dela Cruz Manila Times, March 10, 2004 AN executive of a commercial seed company claimed on Monday that it would not take long before the Philippines can reclaim its status as a rice-exporting ...

Rice price being monitored closely

2004-03-06 13:44:47 (UTC+08:00)

By Bao Xinyan China Daily, March 6, 2004 Concerned over sharp increases in the price of rice over the past week, the price bureau of Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, has started monitoring grain price fluctuations c...

Rice paper rescues Tan Phuoc villagers

2004-03-04 13:43:59 (UTC+08:00)

By Ho Nhut Trung Vietnam News, March 4, 2004 DONG THAP — So, maybe you’ve come to the Mekong’s Lai Vung District to check out the famous fruit farms when you notice a lot of thin round wet paper things drying on bamboo ...

Father of hybrid rice on efforts to improve food security

2004-03-04 13:42:48 (UTC+08:00)

By Xinhua China Daily, March 4, 2004 An eminent Chinese agronomist and father of hybrid rice, Prof. Yuan Longping, urges the government Thursday to spend more on projects to increase per-hectare yield and protect the country's shrink...

Viet Nam earns rice export contract for the Philippines

2004-03-01 13:41:40 (UTC+08:00)

Vietnam News, March 1, 2004 HA NOI — Vietnamese rice exporters have won contracts to export 410,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines, the Viet Nam Food Association (Vietfood) said. The Philippines’ National Food Authority announ...

Experts predict bumper winter spring rice crop, despite weather

2004-02-27 13:40:29 (UTC+08:00)

Vietnam News, February 27, 2004 Farmers plough the land to cultivate rice in Nghi Thuan Commune in the central province of Nghe An. — VNA/VNS Photo Lan Xuan HA NOI — Despite unfavourable weather and water shortages, agron...

Rice exports forecast to struggle

2004-02-27 13:33:30 (UTC+08:00)

Vietnam News, February 27, 2004 HCM CITY—Viet Nam’s rice exports could suffer in the face of falling worldwide sales, a local official said. World sales are expected to drop by 2 million tonnes this year, said Truong Thanh Phong,...

Rains save 'Gloria Rice' farmers from drought

2004-02-24 10:15:43 (UTC+08:00)

Manila Times, February 24, 2004 SABLAYAN, Occidental Mindoro—Rainfall this week has given rice farmers a reprieve from a doomsday scenario for “Gloria Rice” in this town, which has suffered from a prolonged drought from last y...

Rice-Based Diet Effective for Preventing Adult Diseases

2004-02-18 14:10:00 (UTC+08:00)

By Soh Ji-young The Korea Times, February 18, 2004 The drop in rice consumption is making Koreans more overweight and vulnerable to various adult diseases, a research institute said on Wednesday. In a study conducted by the Research Institu...