Rice
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Mars commits US$20M to climate-smart rice sourcing to secure global supply chains
The investment aims to help rice farmers across the United States, Europe, India, Pakistan and Thailand adopt climate-smart agricultural practices.
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Liberia partners Vietnam’s Uniland to pilot rice farming as imports surge
This investment project, which mobilizes foreign capital, is also a boost for the implementation of the National Agricultural Sector Development Plan (NADP) adopted in 2024.
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Japan’s feed industry shifts toward corn as rice prices remain elevated
FAS forecasts a 2.2% rise in corn imports for MY 2025-26, reaching 15.8 million tonnes, the highest volume in six years.
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Siaya County signs 10-year lease with Nile Logistics to modernise Siriwo Rice Mill
Under the terms of the lease, Nile Logistics is required to build sustainable market linkages for both raw and processed rice and employ at least 60% of its staff from within the local community.
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Senegal import pause pressures Indian 100% broken rice: Platts
Senegal, which imports approximately 1.65 million mt of milled rice annually to cover about 70% of its domestic demand, paused imports to reduce local oversupply.