Tag: Rice
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Taiwan’s Kaohsiung 147 rice exported to South Africa
Kaohsiung 147 is a local japonica rice variety. (Photo: Meinong District Farmers’ Association) Over 5,400 packages of Kaohsiung 147, a local japonica rice variety, have been exported to South Africa. The Kaohsiung City Agriculture Bureau announced this Monday that the 3-kg packages are part of the first batch of Taiwanese rice exported to be sold ... -
640 Metric Tonnes Of PDS Rice Seized From Kakinada Port To Be Released For Export To West Africa
Stella L ship from which 640 MT PDS rice was seized at Kakinada port in Andhra Pradesh (ETV Bharat) Kakinada: Authorities in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada are releasing the whopping 640 metric tonnes of PDS rice seized recently from the anchorage port here, for export to West Africa after bank guarantee from the exporter, official sources said. The ... -
AfDB supports Nigeria with $134m to cultivate rice, maize, cassava, soyabeans
AfDB president, Akinwunmi Adesina The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Nigeria in the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soyabeans to boost food production. The bank is providing $134 million to achieve this, its president, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said on Saturday, February 2, 2024, after visiting the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero ... -
Africa could grow more rice — new study shows how
IMAGE: DOMESTIC RICE PRODUCTION IN AFRICA CURRENTLY MEETS ABOUT 60% OF DEMAND ON THE CONTINENT, MAKING AFRICA RELIANT ON RICE IMPORTS TO MEET FOOD DEMAND. A NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW AFRICAN FARMERS COULD INCREASE PRODUCTION AND REDUCE RELIANCE ON IMPORTS WITHOUT PUTTING MORE HECTARES INTO CROP PRODUCTION. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN COURTESY PHOTO BY ALENCAR ZANON ... -
Increase in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa found to be producing rising amounts of methane
Harvested rice area in Africa. The top panel shows the rice area growth for 2000–2018. The black dashed line denotes 2008, the start year of the first phase of the CARD program. Rice area growth rates in SSA are given, including the 23 CARD member countries as shaded in the inset map. The bottom panel ... -
Tanzania: Plans Underway to Benefit From Lucrative Regional Rice Market
Creator: Pavliha | Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto By Henry Lyimo A plate of rice! What could that mean to you? To many it may be one of staple food easily available and simple to cook. But for generation X people born from 1965 to 1980 in rural areas in Tanzania there, it is a different story altogether. To them rice ...
