Genome-edited rice shows resistance to bacterial blight in East Africa
The international Healthy Crops consortium has developed an innovative strategy to combat the disease bacterial blight (for ...
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Food industry grapples with rise in rice prices
TOKYO >> In response to the rising price of rice, retailers, restaurant chains and food-product manufacturers are planning to raise the price of onigiri (rice balls), box lunches and processed rice ...
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Thai farmers protest falling rice prices
Farmers gathered at Government House in Bangkok on Wednesday, demanding that the government boost rice prices from the current 6,000 baht to 10,000 baht per tonne.Farmers from numerous provinces, ...
Southeast Asia’s rice crisis is a ticking time bomb
Ensuring food security for the region and beyond requires urgent action to modernise agriculture, diversify suppliers and ...