Reversing its longstanding policy, the government plans to release stockpiled rice for emergency use if distribution problems occur, not just when there is a bad harvest.

The Philippines in 2023 produced more than 20 million metric tons of rice for the first time in history. Official government data indicated that the production of unmilled rice in 2023 reached 20.06 ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to release 150,000 metric tons of National Food Authority (NFA) rice stocks to ...

Cultural importance of manoomin – or wild rice – among Michigan’s Native nations at the heart of stewardship plan.

While the target release of NFA rice is next week once the food security emergency is declared, availability to consumers would be up to local government units, the Department of Agriculture said ...

Farmer groups have urged Congress to summon the country’s economic managers to explain why rice prices remain high despite ...

Rice is Rwanda's important agricultural crop after bananas, contributing significantly to the national economic growth.

It is also set to procure palay at P23 per kilo in the coming months, with the rice harvest season starting mid-February. “This monthly release of approximately 30,000 metric tons will alleviate high ...

Paddy accounts for only 30 per cent of Tamil Nadu’s farming population and 35 per cent of its cropped area. Thomas Isaac, ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) may declare a food security emergency for rice by Tuesday next week, its top official said on Friday. Agriculture Secretary ...

On 18 January 2025, the Nottingham Tamil Kuzhumam (RCN 1205049) – NTK orchestrated a spectacular Pongal ( harvest ) festival at Cotgrave Social Welfare Centre, bringing together over 75 families in a ...