Change is coming to Philippine agriculture Change is coming to Philippine agriculture December 12, 2016 Emmanuel Piñol, the new secretary of the Department of Agriculture, aims to achieve food security through the...Read More
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Myanmar all set to adopt climate-smart strategies in agriculture Myanmar all set to adopt climate-smart strategies in agriculture April 1, 2016 Myanmar is a Southeast Asian nation where 61% of its 53 million people depend on agriculture for...Read More
Is the global rice market headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis? Is the global rice market headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis? March 3, 2016 The 2007-08 rice price spike seems to have taken place ages ago considering the calmness in the...Read More
Tribal women farmers find their voice Tribal women farmers find their voice February 22, 2016 Read More
India: Tripura farmers welcome the release of drought-tolerant rice varieties India: Tripura farmers welcome the release of drought-tolerant rice varieties August 6, 2015 Thousands of farmers in drought-prone Tripura Province welcomed the release of 16 new varieties of different crops,...Read More
The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems July 1, 2014 The global rice market has been quite uneventful in the past several months. The news of possible...Read More