Rice News New NERICA varieties added (Africa) China to grow 'safe' GM rice (China) China still needs plenty of Thai rice (China) Increased pro-vitamin A content in Rice (Europe) New golden rice has 20 times more beta-carotene (Europe) Japan plans to buy 110,000 tonnes wheat (Japan) Planting rice is never fun (Philippines) Hybrid rice use in Asia expanded (Philippines) Global rice production continues to decline (Philippines) China seeks commercial planting of biotech rice soon (Philippines) Rice-auctions planned (Thailand) Thai rice for Burma (Thailand) California rice farmers see record demand. So why are prices lagging? (USA) VN likely to bag bulk of rice order (Vietnam) Work on New Transgenic Rice Reported Rice biotech link up brings gains to Hisparroz More Rice Articles  Stricter rules needed on GMOs (China) China wants tips from foreign agronomists NFA assures public of enough quality, inexpensive grains (Philippines) Rising price of farm inputs beyond reach of farmers (Philippines) New technique raises delta yields (Vietnam) Female Farmers Bare All For Rain Global Warming: Rice Yield Threat Farmers voice concern over rising fertiliser prices as crops lay waiting (Vietnam) Farmers need P25B to improve rice output (Philippines) Global markets will continue heating up rice exports in 2004 (Vietnam) Ilocano researcher works on scented rice varieties (Philippines) Canned rice to make debut in markets soon (Philippines) China’s shrinking rice crop spurs price boom (Philippines) Home-grown Japonica rice soon (Philippines) Rice production hits snag on small farmers' woes (Bangladesh) Hybrid rice: An answer to rural poverty? (Philippines) Farmers complain that increasing fertilizer costs limit their income (Philippines) Vietnam rice augments local needs (Philippines) Kalinga tries growth using hybrid rice (Philippines) Vigan native cited for boosting rice research (Philippines) Philippines nearing status as exporter of rice Rice price being monitored closely (China) Rice paper rescues Tan Phuoc villagers (Vietnam) Father of hybrid rice on efforts to improve food security (China) Viet Nam earns rice export contract for the Philippines (Vietnam) Experts predict bumper winter spring rice crop, despite weather (Vietnam) Rice exports forecast to struggle (Vietnam) Rains save ‘Gloria Rice’ farmers from drought (Philippines) Rice-Based Diet Effective for Preventing Adult Diseases (Korea) Decreasing Rice Consumption (Korea) Farmers double palay harvest using hybrid rice (Philippines) Asian stability threatened by stagnating rice sector Rice bran oil plant opens in Can Tho province (Vietnam) Rice prices stable-National Food Authority (Philippines) Government eyes 97% rice self-sufficiency this year (Philippines) Rice in Every Plate (Philippines) Risotto: More than rice (Philippines) Efforts needed to protect endangered rice species (China) Rice producers export 50% less than last year (Vietnam) All hands on deck as rice cake village caters for huge demand (Vietnam) Rice Consumption Drops 4.4% (Korea) Water crisis won’t affect rice harvest (Philippines) Lantern Festival: Yuan Xiao (China) Spring Festival: Jiao Zi, Nian Gao & Yuan Xiao (China) Strong demand pushes up rice trade to P200B (Philippines) Bitter-sweet of GM crops (Thailand) [Back to Main]