Rice

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.

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.

Thai rice output in 2025-26 is projected at 20.48 million tonnes, only slightly below the previous year and still ranking as Thailand’s fourth-largest harvest on record.

CEO and cofounder Palash Jain said that Kiara processes 100% locally sourced paddy rice, yet still faces acute supply constraints.

Farmers say that there are more than 1 million metric tons of paddy rice lying unsold in warehouses and on farms nationwide