THIS year a considerable area of boro rice at different agro-ecological zones of Bangladesh did not produce desired rice grain because of rice spikelet sterility (unfilled grain) It was reported in various daily newspapers (print media) as well as in private and public electronic media about the devastation due to unfilled rice grains (rice sterility) in boro rice crop of 2006-07 season at different agro-ecological locations of the country. It was reported in various daily newspapers...

But this agriculture gold rush carries many questions, not the least of which centers on demand. Still, some experts warn that the price has nowhere to go but down if the market is flooded, and not everyone has forgotten how prices wilted after a massive grain deal with the Soviet Union in the early 1970s and the 1996 drought in China shot corn prices to record highs. Still, some experts warn that the price has nowhere to go but down if the market is flooded, and not everyone has forgotten...

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Top crops that saw declines in value included cotton, reflecting a shift of acreage into more permanent crops, and milk, where falling prices offset increased production, he said. Fresno County's increases were seen across a wide variety of products, from the grapes and almonds that remain the county's top-grossing agricultural products to other fruit and nut crops, vegetables and seed crops, Prieto said. The county's production growth also came despite losses of $21 million caused by poor...

He says rice is becoming a staple food in the country and its important the government encourage farmers to grow the crop locally instead of importing it. The Solomon Islands government and an advertising agency have provided equipment for some rice farmers. Sols government and an advertising agency provide equipment for rice farmers. Regional agriculture ministers in Marshalls to discuss increasing food production. Fiji police say 16 cases filed over alleged assault by military. The Voice...