John Whitaker, a rice farmer in southeast Arkansas, talked rice with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on Wednesday ...

Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has called on the agency’s officials and staff to strive for “greater achievements” this ...

Nadu and kekulu rice will remain scarce until the next harvest reaches the maket. Due to the scarcity of local rice varieties, wholesalers and retailers are selling imports and some are selling kekulu ...

By Nimal Gunathilake Agricultural experts have expressed concern about the government’s decision to release rice stocks purchased and stored at lower prices to the market as such action could lead to ...

Rajan Philips There is an abundance of historical data available on the extent of land cultivation and the amount of paddy ...

India observes Sankranti as a mid-winter harvest festival. Celebrated with kites in Gujarat, prayers in the north and Pongal ...

Laurel said this forecast is credited to the directive of President  Marcos to restore the agency’s budget for rice ...

Paddy cultivation in the country is a peasant industry with no corporate bodies involved unlike in tea. The paddy lands are ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that it is expecting the harvest of palay (unmilled rice) this year to exceed 20 million metric tons (MMT), with officials seeking to fund a rice ...

MADURAI: The retail price of fine varieties of rice, which are being sold at Rs 60 to Rs 70 per kg, may come down by at least ...

Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said Thursday that the possibility of declaring a ''food security emergency for rice' is ...