New scientific knowledge is allowing rice researchers to develop better quality rice varieties that could fetch a higher price from consumers, especially increasingly affluent rice consumers in Asia. A major international initiative is being launched to try to boost the income of the world's millions of poor rice farmers and at the same time provide consumers with more nutritious, better tasting food. The main aim of the new International Network for Quality Rice is to help rice breeders...

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Chengdu, China (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla hailed the cooperation between Indonesia's Artha Graha Network and Sichuan GuaHao Seed Industry (SGSI) which were ready to provide additional one million tons of rice to support the national rice supplies in 2007. Chengdu, China (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla hailed the cooperation between Indonesia's Artha Graha Network and Sichuan GuaHao Seed Industry (SGSI) which were ready to provide additional one million tons of...

bn last year, the Thai government has set the blueprint to safeguard rice trade and global food security, as a number of challenges are needed to be addressed such as diminishing productive land and water resources, industrialisation and rising urbanisation. Thai rice convention targets Middle East market slice - Banking & Finance - ArabianBusiness.com Monday, 11 June 2007. Thai rice convention targets Middle East market slice - Banking & Finance - ArabianBusiness.com Monday, 11 June 2007....

World Crises . Reuters.com. INTERVIEW-Depleted soil threatens India's top wheat region Thu 31 May 2007 6:35 AM ET By Mayank Bhardwaj KARNAL, India, May 31 (Reuters) - Fast depleting soil nutrients and a declining water table are likely to take a toll on India's top two wheat producing states, a leading farm scientist said on Thursday. INTERVIEW-Depleted soil threatens India's top wheat region Thu 31 May 2007 6:35 AM ET By Mayank Bhardwaj KARNAL, India, May 31 (Reuters) - Fast depleting...