RICE watch group Bantay Bigas called on the government to impose a floor price of P21 per kilo for paddy rice. According to Bantay Bigas spokesperson Cathy Estavillo, the floor price would ensure that ...

The rice paddy itself requires a large part of that maintenance. It is flooded with water that must be kept at a constant level, just below the height that would keep rice seedlings from growing ...

The National Food Authority (NFA) said its “competitive buying price” allowed it to significantly raise its purchases of paddy rice in February ... the NFA buys clean and dry palay at ...

Sri Lanka could very easily be self-sufficient in rice. Paddy cultivation is an essential sector like energy as this is the staple food of the whole country. The Government should engage in ...

Climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia, reveals a new study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

There is an abundance of historical data available on the extent of land cultivation and the amount of paddy harvested based on well-established yields per unit area. Separate sets of statistics cover ...

Vice President and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, has assured rice farmers in Region Two that steps will be taken to assist them with the struggle to find ...

Sri Lanka’s rice shortage is expected to further worsen after at least 338,000 acres of paddy land were submerged in heavy downpours over the past few days. Only last week, the Agriculture Ministry ...

It is a double whammy for the JVP; both rice consumers and paddy farmers are demanding that their competing interests be addressed. Rice growers are threatening to march on Colombo and stage what they ...