Rice
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Benin wants to double paddy rice by 2025, exports first batch of processed cashew nuts
BENIN – The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries aims to increase national production of paddy rice to 1 million tonnes by the end of…
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Adani Wilmer refutes speculations on 44%stake sale
INDIA – Adani Wilmar, a leading packaged food company in India has denied speculation that the parent company, Adani Group was mulling the disposal of the…
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Kenya launches pilot operation to eradicate invasive apple snails in Mwea rice scheme
KENYA – The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a three-week pilot program to control a new migratory rice pest, apple snails, that has been ravaging…
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Robust rains to boost rice production in India after recent ban on non-basmati exports
INDIA- According to data from the country’s farm ministry, Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, up 3.28% from…
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India’s rice export ban to take a toll on Zambia’s domestic supply
ZAMBIA – India’s rice export ban will negatively affect the supply of the commodity, triggering higher prices on the domestic market according to the county’s…