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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

THE National Food Authority (NFA) announced recently it will auction off 25,000 metric tons (MT) of rice in August as part of efforts to free up warehouses and prepare for the upcoming wet season ...

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 ...

Lush rice fields planted with hybrid rice thrive at the techno demo farm in Metro Iligan Regional Agro-Industrial Center in ...