The National Food Authority (NFA) said a “favorable” harvest and its buying price range allowed it to raise its purchases of paddy rice in April. The grains agency said it procured 1.81 million ...

Varanasi: In a step toward transforming rice–potato cropping systems into more sustainable and climate-resilient models, the ...

With farm-gate prices of palay (unhusked rice) hitting historic lows, farmers like 67-year-old Daisy Ancheta from Isabela ...

A farmer holds harvested rice in Sanggung village, Sukoharjo regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia, on July 21, 2025.

Rice farmers posted higher earnings in 2024 despite rising production costs, while the country achieved a stronger rice ...

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...

Japan’s ruling party is betting on lower rice prices winning urban votes at the risk of alienating their traditional farm ...

THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) urged farmers in major rice-producing regions to ramp up field surveillance as wet‑season weather usually fuels pest and disease outbreaks. In a ...

Indian farmers have accelerated the planting of summer-sown crops such as paddy, soybeans, cotton and corn, following ...

HAENAM, South Korea / TOKYO: Japan is grappling with rice shortages and price hikes, forcing it to ramp up imports. Just ...

International Rice Research Institute (ISARC) and the International Potato Center (CIP) jointly held a stakeholder ...