DA launches high-yield rice program

Manila Times

In an effort to stop rice importation and stabilize the country’s food supply in the face of lower global rice trade volumes, the government has launched the “Masaganang Ani 200” program, which aims to boost Philippine farms’ rice yield to 200 cavans per hectare. Read more

Dr. Matthew Morell speaks at the 2017 International Temperate Rice Conference in Griffith

The Irrigator

The importance of the work farmers in the region, including Leeton shire, do in helping feed the world was never more apparent than on Tuesday morning as keynote speaker Dr Matthew Morell addressed the crowd at the Griffith Regional Theatre. Read more

IFC Supports Loc Troi Group to Scale up Sustainable Rice Production in Vietnam

International Finance corporation

Ho Chi Minh City, March 8, 2017—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is supporting the Loc Troi Group to roll out sustainable agricultural standards and practices throughout its rice-production value chain in the Mekong Delta. Improving rice production will help Vietnam’s agri-sector expand its global market share, increase profitability sustainably, and improve farmer livelihoods. Read more

Dry Zone farmers struggle to switch to new rice varieties

Myanmar Now

BYINKAT VILLAGE, Mandalay Region - Kyaw Win is one of the millions of farmers who have long struggled to make ends meet in the harsh environment of central Myanmar’s Dry Zone. Read more

Future of rice on agenda

Country News

Sustainability will be top of the agenda at the 2017 International Temperate Rice Conference when it convenes in Griffith on March 6. Read more

International Temperate Rice Conference: Aussie role on rise

Weekly Times

Australia's rice farmers make up a small fraction of the world’s 144 million rice producers, but they can still play an important role in the industry’s global development. Read more

Developing countries share acquired know-how with peers

Nikkei Asian Review

MANILA—"When the rice seedlings grow to about this high, transplant them to a paddy," Lea Abaoag at the Philippine Rice Research Institute instructed. "Calculate how many hours of sunlight they'll get to plan when you'll harvest them." Read more