Rice
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Olam empowers female wheat farmers with irrigation equipment as border closers revive Nigeria’s idle milling plants
NIGERIA – Female wheat farmers in Nigeria’s Kano state are set to boost their production after receiving irrigation equipment from Crown Flour Mill (CFM) Limited,…
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Ghana commissions US$1.2m rice processing facility to boost production of the staple crop
GHANA – The government of Ghana has inaugurated the GH¢7.3 million (US$1.2m) Savelugu rice processing factory in the Northern Region. The state-of-the art facility features…
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Favourable weather drives up grain production in Bangladesh, Argentina and Australia
GLOBAL – Bangladesh, Argentina, and Australia are set to record bumper grain harvests in the marketing year (MY) 2021/22 thanks to a mixture of factors including favorable weather conditions, moderate precipitation…
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Philippines to fight hidden hunger with recently approved “Golden Rice” variety
PHILIPPINES – Filipino authorities have greenlighted the planting of “Golden Rice”; a new, nutrient enriched rice variety developed by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice)…
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Russia allows import of Pakistani rice after a 2-year ban
RUSSIA – Russia has allowed the import of rice from Pakistan, lifting a 2 yearlong ban that had denied Pakistani farmers access to a market that…