Fraser Valley Farm and Food series: Sake maker grows against the grain in Abbotsford
Sake maker Masa Shiroki wipes his brow after labouring in his Abbotsford rice paddy.
Nice rice - sake maker grows against the grain
A rtisan sake maker Masa Shiroki struggles to maintain his balance as his rubber boots squelch in the water and mud of his Abbotsford rice paddy. That's right, his rice paddy.
Govt purchased 9,51,622 of paddy current Kharif season
Hyderabad, Feb 6 : Andhra Pradesh Government has purchased 9,51,622 MTs of paddy during the current Kharif Marketing Season 2011-12 through the Food Corporation of India, A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, and the IKP groups from 1,748 purchase centres throughout the state.
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In 2002 Mrs Keut Chanthy and her family bought three hectares of rice fields in Prey Tonle in Kampot Province. At first, the Keut family could produce a rice paddy yield of one tonne per hectare but over time, as they gained experience, they gradually increased the yield to as high as two tonnes.
Thailand to extend rice intervention scheme to July
BANGKOK: Thailand, the world’s biggest rice exporter, plans to extend its rice intervention scheme to the end of July to support prices during the harvest of the second crop of the grain, according to a senior official.
P30-M Rice Terraces rehab up
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will commence by the end of February the P30-million rehabilitation program for the world-famous Ifugao Rice Terraces, which was damaged by recent typhoons.
Bengal seeks Central aid for paddy procurement
In view of the procurement crisis in West Bengal, the State government has urged the Centre to extend monetary support to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore.
Paddy ire puts Malay on bike
Sheikh Ahmed Ali, the assistant secretary of the West Bengal Rice Mill Owners' Association (Burdwan chapter), refuted the farmers' allegations. "The farmers had tried to sell their paddy out of turn. They can sell to us only after the panchayats give them tokens. But many farmers are coming without the tokens," Ali said.
Ducks replace paddy-field pesticides
Japanese farmers rediscover ancient rice-growing technique that boosts production without the need for chemicals On his six-hectare farm in the village of Keisen, on Japan's Kyushu island , Takao Furuno, 61, grows rice and wheat without chemicals. He rediscovered an ancient rice-growing practice involving the use of ducks. Dozens of these birds, raised on the farm, patrol the paddy fields. They ...