According to the World Bank, paddy accounts for 30 per cent of total planted area in Myanmar. (Image source: Prazert Promvong/sxc.hu)
Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that it would reconsider resuming rice export in November this year, after the country has imposed a temporary ban following the inundation of farmlands
The transgenic SUSIBA2 rice produces grains with a high starch content by diverting more carbon (from photosynthesis) into grains and stems, and less into roots. (Image source: CIAT/Flickr)
Scientists in China have discovered a new variety of rice that will help tackle global warming and climate change, according to reports
Thailands sugarcane crop grew by the sudden spate of rains, countering the dryness caused by the El Nino. (Image source: Pixabay)
Thailand’s sugar production could reach record levels in the upcoming harvest season after the recent spate of rainfall offset the effect of a strengthening El Nino
Vietnam was a large market for Indian groundnuts, stated the APEDA. (Image source: abcdz2000/sxc.hu)
India’s groundnut exports have increased by 39 per cent during the year 2014-15, with maximum exports to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand
Sources have said that Thai agricultural companies had begun growing rice in neighbouring countries, and were cooperating with foreign investors to use new technology to increase rice yields overseas. (Image source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has said that Thai rice will meet its annual export target of 10mn tonnes, despite the ongoing drought crisis
