Rice
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CPB seeks collaboration in the purchase and market of strategic cereal crops
TANZANIA – The Tanzania Cereal and Other Produce Board (CPB) is looking for partners and investors along the cereals value chain to steer the body’s…
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Rice and sugar prices defy August’s decline in food commodities: FAO
GLOBAL- In an unexpected turn of events, the prices of rice and sugar have bucked the trend of declining food commodity costs in August, driven…
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Rice farmers in West Africa to benefit from training aimed at bolstering self-sufficiency
WEST AFRICA – Rice production in West Africa is poised to increase following a farmers’ training program by the Rice Miller Business Academy run by…
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Industry report claims 2008 rice crisis scenario is unlikely in spite of price rises
GLOBAL- Despite the recent exponential rise in rice prices globally, a recurrence of the 2008 crisis scenario remains unlikely, according to the International Rice Statistics…
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Tanzania schemes tapping into agricultural technology to double rice yield by 2030
TANZANIA – Tanzania is envisaging significant changes in the use of agricultural technology to enable an increase in rice production from less than 2.5 tonnes…