Third presumption is that it will cause the raise of the rice price in the market. One of them is that the decrease of rice planting will certainly have a negative affect on farmers, as their income is mostly based on the rice growing. According to the resolution, there will be a special committee that will check farmers fields and decide if they can plant rice or not, and if yes, how much it should be. Cotton and other crops, which are set as obligatory to farmers by the government, do...

farmers KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON The gladiolus, peonies and sunflowers that bloom on Bob Mayer s farm in Bronson are always susceptible to the state s varied weather patterns but more research could help in the annual tangle with Mother Nature. farmers KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON The gladiolus, peonies and sunflowers that bloom on Bob Mayer s farm in Bronson are always susceptible to the state s varied weather patterns but more research could help in the annual...

Cuba has plans to spend up to 150 million dollars on food imports when its officials sit down with US agribusiness representatives on Monday. Cuban imports from the United States however began to drop off in 2005, when Washington changed the rules and demanded advance cash payments for all its exports. US agricultural imports include corn, rice, beans, peas and grains. Total agricultural imports amount to some 1.6 billion dollars a year, Alvarez said. Prices however have been rising for...

He led farmers in rejecting the NIB (which used to market their produce) and forcibly taking over the rice farms. The incumbent, Mr Alfred Nderitu, has capitalised on the woes afflicting rice farmers to represent the area for two consecutive terms. Following their withdrawal from NIB, the farmers have suffered under the hands of middlemen, while the quality of rice has gone down. The MP promised farmers better prices for rice and said he would ensure that their payments were not delayed....

The campaign would also prepare short courses on increasing rice production under the auspicious of the Agriculture Department, he said. Furthermore, local rice farmers also face shortage of ploughing machinery during the planting season, and those using the traditional methods would often resort to pesticides as the easiest means on ridding padi pests, he said. Edris said the Agriculture Department had taken positive measures against the golden snails by encouraging farmers to rear ducks...