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Tanzania’s rice exports were noted as one of the causes leading to the country’s foreign exchange reserves reaching $6.7 billion in the fiscal year ending in September 2021. Along with an increase in production, rice can very well become the country’s most important and strategic crop.

Fiji Rice Ltd. and Fiji Development Bank signed an agreement for a new low-interest loan facility for rice farmers without a formal lease and collateral.

With the increased rice exports of Thailand, the country is well on its way to becoming the second-largest exporter of rice, possibly besting Vietnam.

IRRI has started to promote the cultivation of premium varieties of black rice due to their potential to provide Assamese farmers with international market access and higher returns.

To lessen the percentage of lactating women and pre-schoolers affected by Vitamin A deficiency and malnutrition, the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture is promoting the use of golden rice.

To lessen reliance on commonly used rice varieties, India’s agricultural department has chosen to promote black rice variety to Goan farmers.

Farmers in Laos are rediscovering old traditions of producing rice and fish in the same field because more contemporary agricultural methods failed to give them a livable wage.

Since 1980, Indonesia has produced the most rice in tropical Asia. According to Statistics Indonesia, rice output in Indonesia reached 17.51 million tons from January to May 2021. In this article, we list the top ten provinces that helped make Indonesia one of the major rice producers in the world.

On September 6, The DOST-PCAARRD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s JAF and JxAAS via virtual signing to create a long-term and stable collaboration between the Philippine and Chinese research institutes. The topics of collaboration would be bamboo post-harvest processing research and rice technology.

Ben’s Original Rice, which is a quick meal that takes less than two minutes to prepare, has recently hit Australian shelves with brand new packaging.